12 THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA, 



KEY TO THE KRAITS, 



SCALES IN 13 ROWS IN MIDBODY (^see Fig. 7) Bunyarus flaviceps. ^ 



SCALES IN 15 ROWS IN MIDBODY (see Fig. 7). 



A— SOME OR ALL THE SHIELDS BENEATH 



THE TAIL DIVIDED (see Fig. 9, Cand D). „ bungaroides, ? . 



B-ALL THE SHIELDS BENEATH THE 

 TAIL ENTIRE {see Fig. d,Aand B). 



(a) Vertebrals narrow, longer than broad, not as 



broad as the last costal row .. „ lividus. •^' 



(b) Vertebrals broader than long in midbody. 



(a^) 2nd supralabial as broad as 1st and 3rd ... ,, coiruleus. ^ , 



(b^) 2nd supralabial narrower than 3rd and often 

 than 1st. 



(a-) Subcaudals 23 to 40. 



(a^) Tail tapering. Banded black and 



white. Peculiar to Ceylon „ ceylonicus. i , 



(i') Tail blunt, finger-like. Banded 

 black and yellow. 



Habitat. — Orissa, Assam, Burma. 



to China „ fasciatus. 



(b-) Subcaudals 42 to 57. 



(a*) 11 to 14 white bands on body. rnagnima- 



2 to 3 on tail „ eidatus. 



(b'^) ?A to 48 white bands on body. 



11 to 13 on tail , „ multicinctus. 



(c') No bands. Uniform black above. „ niger. c 



• / 

 SCALES IN 17 OR 19 ROWS IN MIDBODY (see 



Fig. 7.) 



(A)— VERTEBRALS LONGER THAN BROAD 

 IN MIDBODY. VESTRALS 21S TO 237. 

 PECULIAR TO SIND „ sindanus. /^ 



(B)— VERTEBRALS BROADER THAN LONG 

 IN MIDBODY VENTRALS 192 TO 207 

 PECULIAR TO THE BASIN OF THE 

 GANGES ,. walli. If. 



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