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THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA.. 



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SEMZBTTNaAETTS ITiaEESOENS-Tho Common Indian Csral Snabe. 



Identification. — Like the hist this differs from others of this group, 

 in that the anal shield is divided, and the temporal touches the 5th, Cth 

 and 7th supralabials. Its habitat will distinguish it. 



SupplementarTj 

 characters. — PrcB- 

 frontals touch the 

 internasal, pos- 

 terior nasal, prte- 

 ocul;ir,su])raocular, 

 and frontal. Sup- 

 raiahials 7. An- 

 terior sublinguals 

 touch 4 infra- 

 labials. Posterior 

 sublinguals touch 

 the ith iufralabial. 

 Infralalials. — The 

 4th is the largest 

 of the series, and 

 touches 2 scales 

 behind. Scales in 

 13 rows in whole of 

 body. Anal divid- 

 ed . Subcaudals d i- 

 vided throughout. 

 Distribution. — 1 1 

 is a hill species con- 

 fined to the Hills 

 of Western India, 

 from Wynad to 

 Travancore includ- 

 m<r the Niloriris 



Fic. 23. — Hemibungarics nigrescenB (X 3). 

 and Anamallays. Also from the Ganjam Hills, 



Poison. — Nothins known. 



Dimensions, — It grows to 4 i'eet. 



