28 OPHIDIANS. 
Abdominal scuta 143, subcaudal squame 83 — 226. Length 147’, tail 
33/’. Color less dark than preceding, and has spots of dusky yellow inter- 
spersed with black dots. 
This and the preceding varieties have two spots on the last 
pair of Jaminze on the occiput, which are not seen in the larger 
individuals. The details of the Ourdia answer for both these 
varieties. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Two other individuals were brought to Dr. Russell with 
the name Neer Pamboo, but the one was Bokadam and the 
other Chittee. The tail in these varieties is exceedingly thin 
and fragile, and difficult to preserve entire. 
SIxTH GENUS—OLIGODORITIDZ. Boie. 
Body rather rigid, covered with rounded, smooth scales; abdominal 
scuta developed ; head short, not distinct from neck ; maxillary teeth few — 
in number, the last one enlarged, not grooved; no fangs. 
These are small snakes, said by some naturalists to be pe- 
culiar to the East Indies, but many varieties are known to 
exist in South America. 
The genus is composed of two species and twenty-eight 
known varieties, viz. : 
No. 1. O. Oligodon, 12 varieties. 
2. O. Simotes, 16 zs 
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Russell describes two individuals as follows, viz.: One 
called Shilay Pamboo. 
Abdominal squamz 207, subcaudal squaame 6=—2138. Length 9/7 
(inches). 
The other is Anguis maculata, of Linneus. This, as well 
as the preceding, has no fangs. 
Abdominal squame 194, subcaudal squame 6= 200. Length 107’. 
