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62 COLUBRID. 
Spilotes radiatus, Giinth. Cat. p. 96 (1858). 
Elaphis radiatus, Jan, Elenco, p. 61 (1863). 
Rostral a little broader than deep, visible from above ; internasals 
as long as broad or a little broader, shorter than the preefrontals ; 
frontal once and one sixth to once and a half as long as broad, as 
long as or a little shorter than its distance from the end of the 
snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal usually longer than deep ; 
one large preocular; two postoculars; temporals usually 2+2; 
eight or nine upper labials, third to fifth, or fourth and fifth, or 
fourth to sixth entering the eye; four or five lower labials in 
contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as the 
posterior. Scales in 19 rows (21 on the neck), more or less strongly 
keeled on the posterior half of the body, the outer series without 
trace of a keel. Ventrals with an obtuse lateral keel, 224-242; 
anal entire; subcaudals 85-100. Yellowish brown above, with 
one or two black stripes on each side of the anterior half of the back, 
the lower usually broken up; a black line across the occiput ; three 
black lines radiating from the eye; lower parts uniform yellow 
or speckled with olive. 
Total length 1610 millim.; tail 330. 
Southern China, Eastern Himalayas, Bengal, Assam, Burma, 
Cochinchina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java. 
a. 9 (V. 242; C. 86). India. Capt. Stafford [P.1. 
b. 2 (V. 235; C.95). Sikkim. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 
ce. Yg. (V. 239; C. 85). Khasi Hills. Sir J. Hooker | P.]. 
d,e,f,g. 3(V. 231,235; Toungoo, E. W. Oates, Esq. [P.]. 
C. 95,2), 2 (V. 225; 
(.?), & har. (V. 234; 
C. 94). 
h. Yg. (V. 222; C. 85). Fort Stedman, Shan E. W. Oates, Esq. [P.]. 
States, 3000 ft. 
a. Yg. (V. 239; C. 92). Mergui. Dr. Cantor. 
(Type of 7. guinque.) 
k. Yg. (V.235; C.87). Mergui. Prof. Oldham | P.}. 
Lm. 3 (V. 228 ; C.86) Pinang. Dr. Cantor. 
& yg. (V. 224 ; C. 94). 
n. Yg. (V. 234; 20; 96). Pinang. Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. 
37. Coluber erythrurus. 
Plagiodon erythrurus, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 175 (1854) ; Peters, Mon. 
Berl. Ac. 1861 up: 63 4; Jan, Icon. Gén. 20, pl. iv. ‘fig. 2 (1867) ; 
Steind. Sitzs. Ak. W jen, ¢. i, 1891, p. 141. 
Compsosoma melanurum, var., Dune § Bibr. t. c. p. 801; Giinth. 
Proe, Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 169° 
Elaphis subradiatus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 95 (1858). 
Spilotes melanurus, part., Giinth. 1. ce. p. 97. 
Elaphis melanurus, var. manillensis, Jan, Icon. Gén., 21, pl. iv. fig. 2 
(1867). 
melanurus, var. celebensis, Jan, J. c. pl. v. fig. 2 
Compsosoma melanurum, var. erythrurum, Fischer, Jahrb, Wiss. 
Anst. Hamb, ii. 1885, p. 101. 
Very closely allied to C. radiatus and C. melanurus, but differing 
