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truncated behind, its point extending as far as a line drawn 

 across the sutures of the 2nd and 3rd superciliary shields, and in 

 contact with the anterior occipitals, which form a sub-triangular hollow 

 to receive it. A similar hollow behind the anterior occipitals receives 

 the sub-triangular front of the inter-occipital. Post-occipitals form 

 sutures with the hind lateral angles of the anterior occipitals^ first super- 

 ciliary shield, and the sides of the inter-occipital, but does not meet 

 at its apex. Mental longer than broad, with a large chin shield stretch- 

 ing across behind it, followed by two others on each side along the 

 edges of the lower labials; a groove between the lower labials and chin 

 shields, extending to the gape. Superciliaries four, bordered laterally by 

 a similar number of elongate plates. Upper and lower eyelids fringed 

 with scaly plates. Lower eyelid semi-transparent. Upper labials seven, 

 the fifth the length of the first three, and under the eye. Lower labials 

 seven. Ear opening moderate, about the size of the sixth upper 

 labial with some small lobules in front. Scales in 30 longitudinal rows, 

 and 28 between the axils ; those on the back and tail 5-7 carinate ; 

 hind margin of the post-occipitals also carinate. Pr£e-anal and sub-caudal 

 plates not enlarged. The fore limb laid forward reaches the middle 

 of the ear. Colour olive brown with a greenish tinge, the back with 

 eight irregularly broken up longitudinal dark brown lines, formed by 

 elongate dark spots 2-3 carinations wide in the middle of each scale 

 behind. A black lateral streak from behind the eye, widening between 

 the axils and narrowing on the tail, each scale with a white spot, form- 

 ing four interrupted longitudinal white lines. Entire under parts 

 white ; sides of the neck and half way between the axils suffused with 

 vermilion. Limbs olive brown, with minute white and black spots. 



Length. — Head and body 2"5 to 2'75 inches, tail 3'25 to 3'5 inches. 



Hah. — Sind (Kurrachee) Rungpore CZ?/_?/^/0 Punjab, N, W. Provinces;, 

 Oudh, Bengal, Central India, Assam, Kachar, Burmah and the Malayan 

 Peninsula; affects hedges and gardens. 



Euprepes septemtaeniatus, Reuss. ; Be. F. PI. xxvii. fig. 3 ; Blfd. 

 Eastern Fers. p. 388. E. afiinis, D. F. Viag. in Pers. — The Seven- 

 streaked Euprepes. 



General form much as in E. carinatiis, except that the tail is 

 much shorter. A pair of supra-nasal shields, which meet in a suture 

 behind the rostral. Post-frontals separate, each 

 about half the size of the single pree-frontal. An 

 elongate central occipital completely separating the 

 post-occipitals from each other. Fifth upper labial 

 largest and under the orbit, two other labials behind 

 it. Lower eyelid with a large transparent disc. Ear 

 opening rather small, circular, with two or three sub- 

 equal lobules in front. Scales of the back with three 

 very faint keels. Scales of the anterior portion of the 

 Euprepes back, sidcs and limbs smooth. 34-38 series of scales 



septemtwniatus. rouud the body; 35-38 between the axils. Pr£e-anal 

 and sub-caudal shields not enlarged. Limbs moderate. 



