THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF POISONOUS SNAKES 139 
(8 Enhydrina. 
Two large poison-fangs, followed by 4 solid non-grooved teeth. 
Body moderately elongate ; scales imbricate: ventrals distinct but 
very small. 
EH. valakadien (syn. EH. bengalensis ; fig. 82).—Colour olive or 
grey, with black transverse bands, usually less distinct in the adult : 
sides and belly whitish. 
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PULL pegegs 
Fig. 83.— SKkULL oF Platurus olubrinus. 
(After G. A. Boulenger, op. cit.) 
Total length, 1,300 millimetres; tail 190. 
Habitat : From the Persian Gulf along the coasts of India and 
Burma, to the Malay Archipelago and Papuasia. 
