THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



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DOLIOPHIS BIVIRGATUS-The WMte-striped Coral Saake. 



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Fig. 1.").— Doliophis bivirsitus. ( X 1). 



Ident/fieMion. — This and the next species agree in having only 6 

 supralabials, and the anal shield entire, which characters serve to dis- 

 tinguish them from all the rest of the group. The belly in this snake 

 is uniform red in colour. 



Supplementary characterK.- — Prcv.frontals touch the internasal, pos- 

 terior nasal, prasocular, supracoiilar and frontal. Temporal. — One, 

 which touches the 5th and 6th supralabials. Supraiabmls 6. Anterior 

 sublinguals touch the 1st, 3rd and the 4th only of the infralabials. 

 Posterioi' sublinguals touch the 4th infralabial only. Infralabials. — 

 The 4th is the largest of the series, and touches 2 scales behind. 

 Scales are 13 in whole body. Anal entire. Subcaudals divided 

 throuohout. 



