THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF POISONOUS SNAKES 53 
ated by a transverse series of 6—9 scales; end of snout pointed 
and turned up. 
Colour brown above, with dark transverse bands and a light 
temporal streak. Belly brown, spotted with black, especially on 
the sides. 
Total length, 350 millimetres; tail 60. 
Habitat : Okinawa, Loo Choo Islands. 
(3) L. strigatus.—Supraocular shields small, sometimes broken 
up, separated by 8—11 convex scales in juxtaposition. 
Colour brown above, with black spots often forming a median 
zigzag band; temporal band black; belly whitish, spotted with 
grey or black; end of tail yellow or reddish. 
Total length, 480 millimetres ; tail 55. 
Habitat: Hills near Bombay, Deccan, Anamallays and Nil- 
cherries. 
II. Scales in 27—37 rows; 174—231 ventrals; 54—90 sub- 
caudals ; tail non-prehensile. 
(4) L. flavoviridis—Scales in 33—37 rows; 222—231 ventrals ; 
75—90 subcaudals ; 8—9 supralabials. 
Coloration pale brown or greenish-yellow above, marbled with 
black ; longitudinal black streaks symmetrically disposed on the 
head ; belly yellow or greenish, with darker spots. 
Total length, 1,215 millimetres ; tail 220. 
Habitat : Loo Choo Islands. 
This snake is not infrequently termed by naturalists Trimeres- 
urus riukianus. 
(5) L. cantoris—Scales in 27—31 rows; 174—184 ventrals ; 
55—76 subcaudals ; 13 supralabials. 
Coloration pale brown or dull green, with small black spots ; 
a whitish streak along the sides of the body; belly white or 
greenish. 
Total length, 1,020 millimetres ; tail 140. 
Habitat : Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 
