206. COLUBRID. 
15. Coronella brachyura. 
Zumenis brachyurus, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (3) xviii. 1866, 
; Lao vi. fig. A: Blanf. Journ. As. Soe. aoe xxxix. 1870, 
p.3 372; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soe. 1871, p. 176; Theob. Cat. Rept. 
Brit. Ind. p. 171 (1876). 
Coronella brachyura, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 809 (1890). 
Rostral broader than deep, visible from above; suture between 
the internasals shorter than that between the prefrontals ; frontal 
once and a half as long as broad, as long as its distance from the 
end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal as long 
as deep; one preocular; two postoculars ; temporals 242; eight 
upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; five lower labials 
in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are slightly longer 
than the posterior; the latter widely separated from each other by 
three series of scales. Scales in 23 rows. ,Ventrals 213-223; 
anal entire; subeaudals 46-53. Olive-brown above, with rather 
indistinct light variegations on the anterior half of the body ; lower 
surface whitish. 
Total length 445 millim. ; tail 55. 
Deccan. 
a. 2 (V. 223; C. 46). Poonah. Dr. Leith [P.]. (Type.) 
16. Coronella punctata. 
Coluber punctatus, Linn. S. N.i. p. 376 (1766) ; Daud. Rept. vii. 
p- 178 (1803) ; Harlan, Journ. Ac. Philad. v. 1827, p. 354, and 
Med. Phys. Res. p. 117 (1835); Storer, Rep. Fish. § Rept. Mass. 
p. 225 (1839); Holbr. N. Am. Herp. iii. p. 81, pl. xvill. (1842) ; 
DeKay, N. Y. Faun, iii. p. 39, pl. xiv. fig. 29 (1842). 
torquatus, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 553 (1802). 
Calamaria punctata, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 89 (1837). 
Diadophis punctatus, Baird §& Gir. N. Am. Rept. p. 112 (1853) ; 
Cope, Proce. Ac, Philad, 1860, p.250; Jan, Arch, Zool. Anat. Phys. 
il. 1863, p. 268 is and Icon. Gén. 15, pl. vi. ‘fier: 1 (1866); Garm. N. 
Am. Rept. p- 72, pl. ii. fig. 2 (1883) ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. 
p- 618, pl. xl. fig, Il (1886) ; Cope, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, 
p. 617; H. Garm. Bull. Illin. Lab. iii. 1892, p. 300. 
Ablabes punctatus, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 310 (1854); Giinth. Cat. 
p- 28 (1858). 
TE ceeinitlts, Giinth. 1. e. p. 29. 
Diadophis occipitalis, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 250. 
punctatus, var. pallidus, Cope, 1. c.; Bocourt, 1. c. p. 621. 
— dysopes, Cope, l. c. p. 251. 
Snout not prominent; rostral nearly twice as broad as deep, just 
visible from above; suture between the internasals shorter than 
that between the preefrontals; frontal a little longer than its dis- 
tance from the end of the snout, about two thirds the length of the 
parietals ; loreal as long as deep or a little deeper than long ; two 
(rarely one) pre- and two postoculars ; temporals bse seven 
upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye, or eight, fourth 
