1917] C. R. Narayan Rao : South Indian Pit-Vipers. 15 



brownish, body reddish-yellow with gray cross bands, ventrally 

 grayish. Sometimes bluish with whice spots all along the side, 

 ■" ^ shaped, involving the lateral scale and half of the 



succeeding ventral shield. Colour markings on tail somewhat 

 similar to those of L. malabaricus. Total length 23 inches, tail 2*5 

 inches. 



Habitat. Coorg Town, alt. 3500-4000 ft. (South India). These 

 specimens were found on an Acacia tree in a plantation and the 

 protective colouration is most striking. 



