240 COLUBRID. 
2. Oligodon propinquus. 
Oligodon propinquus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. li. 1862, p. 38, 
and Icon. Gén. 48, pl. i. fig. 1 (1876). 
Nasal undivided; portion of rostral seen from above a little 
shorter than its distance from the frontal; suture between the 
internasals longer than that between the preefrontals ; frontal longer 
than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 
loreal small, a little longer than deep ; one prie- and two postoculars ; 
temporals 1+2; seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the 
eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 
which are a little longer than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 
Ventrals 140; anal entire; subcaudals 27. Black above, with 
yellowish dots; a series of small yellowish spots along the back ; 
belly whitish. 
Total length 285 millim. ; tail 40. 
Java. 
10. Oligodon brevicauda. 
Oligodon brevicauda, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (8) ix, 1862, 
p. 58, and Rept.. Brit. Ind. p. 211, pl. xix. fig. A (1864) ; Bouleng. 
Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 819 (1890). 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above longer than 
its distance from the frontal; no internasals; frontal longer than 
its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; no 
loreal, the posterior nasal forming a suture with the procular ; 
preocular single; two postoculars; temporals 14+2; seven upper 
labials, third and fourth 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 15 rows. Ventrals 
164-173; anal divided; subcaudals 25--29. Brown above, with a 
light vertebral band, most marked posteriorly, bordered on each 
side by a dark brown or black band; a black narrow streak along 
each side; a rhomboidal dark spot on the frontal, confluent with a 
broad crescentic transverse band anteriorly, which passes through 
the eyes; a dark band from behind the eye to the angle of the 
mouth; a large dark nuchal spot. Lower surface red, with large 
quadrangular or transverse black spots ; tail without, or with only 
a few. black spots. Spec. d very dark, almost black above and 
below, the black markings being just distinguishable. 
Total length 480 millim.; tail 50. 
South-western India. 
. 2 (V.1738; C. 28). Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.}. 
ad 
(Type.) 
6. 2 (V. 165; C. 25). Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]- 
ce. 9 (V. 172; C. 29). West slope of Nilgher- Col. Beddome {C.]. 
ries, 3000 ft. 
d. 2 (V. 164; C. 29). Peermad, ‘Travancore, i 1 ee 
3300 ft. 
