NOTES ON SOME CEYLON SNAKES. 399 
_ CERCASPIS CARINATUS (Kuhl). 
Three specimens of this little-known snake were collected at 
Anasigalla, the details of which are below :— 
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July 15 |3 \635| 17 21) 19! 192} 58] 15 white indistinct bands 
| on body. 
Ang. 11 |g 349} 17; 19) 17 193] 57| 17 + 6 white more or less 
| | | distinct bands. A skink 
| (Acontias burtoni) in 
| stomach. 
Aug. 15 © |628 7 19 17, 189) 52) 17 + 3 more or less dis- 
| tinct white bars. Gravid. 
| | Contained seven eggs 
about 9 by 12 mm. 


DRYOCALAMUS NYMPHA (Daudin). 
One very nice little specimen was obtained at Vavuniya 
298 mm. (11} inches) long on August 10. The ventrals are 
210, subcaudals 78, and the costals 13 in the whole body 
length. There are 22 whitish bands on the body, and 18 on 
the tail. The anterior bands have brown spots arranged 
transversely, and the posterior are divided into pairs by 
irregular, transverse, brown cross bands. 
ZAocys Mucosus (Linné). 
A juvenile specimen from Anasigalla. 
COLUBER HELENA Daudin. 
One small specimen from Anasigalla 355 mm. (14 inches) 
long killed on October 17. 
DENDROPHIS BIFRENALIS Boulenger. 
A fine 2 920 mm. (3 feet and + inch) long was killed 
at Vavuniya on August 10. The ventrals are 162, and 
