92. sIMoTEs, a7 
Fourth and fifth labials entering the eye; 
ventrals 171-180; subeaudals 34-42. 19. theobaldi, p. 230. 
Fourth and fifth (rarely third and fourth) 
labials entering the eye; ventrals 
148-173; subcaudals 27-87 ...... 20. cruentatus, p. 231. 
Coibeslesm 1S VOWS) os neta nes 21. torquatus, p. 232. 
er Seales mm) tS cows. f..)5.05'. «ee < 22. planiceps, p. 232. 
TABLE SHOWING NUMBERS OF SCALES AND SHIELDS. 
Se. NE: A. C. Lab. |Ant.temp. 
splendidus ........-... 24 193 1 41 8 2 
purpurascens ...... 19-21 | 160-210 | 1 | 40-60 8 (7) 2 
CY CLUMUS ceintone oeeacla: 19-21 | 156-210 | 1 | 387-58 8 (7) 2 
albocinctUs.........0++ LON ak — 205m (eels |ol—69 7 (8) 1 
FOrMOSANUS .....000- 19 | 162-173 | 1 | 46-55] 7-8 1 
ULOLACEUS) ‘canes cena 17 | 160-196} 1 | 33-41 8 1 
WOOAMASONE «1.22.40 17 | 180-186} 1 57 6 1 
octolineatus ......... 17 | 156-197 | 1 | 438-61 6 2 
phenochalinus ...... 17 | 156-173 | 1 | 36-45 7 1 (2) 
WOT UGSUO meee ae ntte aces 17 | 155-165 | I 45 7 il 
SIQNALUS Nea ceeieconel 17 | 141-157 | 1 | 47-59 7 1 
subcarinatus .........| 17 155 il 50 o 1 
OMNI ET ciscne cana 15 1538 1 49 a 1 
LEMIALUS....2. 00000000 17-19 | 146-169 | 1 | 80-47 8 1 
CRINGNSIS! 2.2.02. -n0 17 ~+| 170-191 | 1 | 55-60 8 1-2 
VCULANTE sence woos 19 ? 2 ? 8 1 
bed domi) vi ..220..-«: 17 | 167-168 | 2 | 43-46 8 i 
GRNEWSES? eeaailarsacice« 17 | 170-202 | 2 | 41-59 7 1 
CLEOUGUCUweneee cenecre 17 | 171-180 | 2 | 34-42 8 1 
CFUCNEALUS .......0.00+ 17 | 148-173 | 2 | 27-37 8 (7) 1 
CONQUALUS) saree e-- 15 | 144-159 | 2 | 27-34 7 1 
PIGNIGEPS) .........00 13 132 2 27 5 1 
1. Simotes splendidus. 
Simotes splendidus, Gtinth. Proce. Zool. Soc. 1875, p. 231, pl. xxxiii. ; 
Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 310 (1890). 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above as long as its 
distance from the frontal; each of the internasals broken up into 
two shields, there being four small shields in a transverse series ; 
frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, slightly 
longer than the parietals ; loreal deeper than long; preeocular single, 
with a small subocular below it, between the third and fourth 
labials; two or three postoculars; temporals 2+3; eight upper 
labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; four lower labials in 
contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields about 
two thirds the length of the anterior. Scales in 21 rows. Ventrals 
193; anal entire; subcaudals 41. Cream-colour, with sixteen large, 
brown, black-edged spots above, longer than the interspaces between 
them; these spots indented in front and behind, and with at least 
