92. sIMOTES. 291 
Simotes albocinctus, part., Giinth. 1. c. p. 218. 
—— amabilis, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (4) i. 1868, p. 416, 
pl. xvii. fig. A. 
albocinctus, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 312 (1890). 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above shorter than its 
distance from the frontal; suture between the internasals shorter 
than that between the preefrontals ; frontal longer than its distance 
from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal as long as 
deep or a little longer, seldom united with the prefrontal; preocular 
single or (rarely) divided into two; two postoculars; temporals 
1+2,; normally seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the 
eye; four (rarely five) lower labials in contact with the anterior 
chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields about two thirds the length of 
the anterior. Scales in 19 rows. Ventrals 177—205 ; anal undivided ; 
subeaudals 51-69. Brown or brick-red above ; head yellowish, with 
a dark brown or black-edged red crescentic band across the forehead 
to below each eye, sometimes interrupted in the middle, an oblique 
one on each side from the parietal to behind the angle of the mouth, 
and a chevron-shaped one from the frontal to the nape, sometimes 
with a detached round spot in front; lower surfaces yellowish or 
coralline-red, more or less spotted or marbled with black; the black 
spots may be small, squarish, far apart, and confined to the sides, 
or the black may predominate on the belly; or the ventrals may be 
alternately black and yellow. 
Total length 800 millim.; tail 130. 
Eastern and Central Himalayas (to 4000 feet), Khasi and Arakan 
Hills. 
A. Upper parts unspotted, with 27 to 34 light, black-edged cross 
bands two scales wide, separated by 5 to 8 series of scales. 
(S. albocinctus, Cant.) 
a. 2 (V. 203; C. 53). Khasi Hills. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. (Type 
of C. punctulatus.) 
b-e. go (V. 188; C. 64), Himalayas. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 
her, (V. 184, 194; C.59, 
54), & ye. (V.195: 0.54). 
FG UV aeo. C. 6d). Himalayas. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
g-h. Q@ (V. 2038; C. 51) Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 
& yg. (V. 188; C. 66). 
t. Skull. Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.]. 
B. Upper parts unspotted, with 55 light, black-edged cross bars, 
separated by 3 or 4 series of scales. (S. amabilis, Gthr.) 
Gave: (V. 178; ©. 64). Arakan Hills. |W. Theobald, Esq. [C.]. 
(Type of S. amadilis.) 
C. Upper parts with dark spots, without cross bands. 
a-b. 9 (V. 202; C. 55) Khasi Hills. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 
& yg. (V. 193; C. 62). 
ce. o (V. 193; C. 65). Sikkim. Messrs. v. Schlagintweit/ C.]. 
d, 2 (V. 205; C.F). Darjeeling. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 
