93. oLIGODON. 241 
11. Oligodon dorsalis. 
Elaps dorsalis, Gray, Ill. Ind. Zool. ii. pl. Ixxxv. fig. 1 (1834). 
Oligodon dorsalis, Giinth, Cat. p. 22 (1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind. 
p. 210 (1864) ; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 168; Bouleng. 
Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 319 (1890). 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above shorter than 
its distance from the frontal; suture between the internasals as 
long as that between the preefrontals or shorter ; frontal longer than 
its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 
loreal as long as deep; preocular single; postocular single; tem- 
porals 1+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 174-188; anal divided; subecaudals 
37-01. Brown above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, on each 
side of which is a series of small black spots; a black lateral streak ; 
a large subtriangular blackish spot on the forehead, connected with 
a very large occipital spot by a longitudinal streak on the frontal ; 
lower surfaces black and vellow (in spirit), the black predominating 
on the belly, the yellow on the tail. 
Total length 360 millim.; tail 65. 
Khasi, Naga, and Chittagong hills. 
an igi iV. 177 3C. 47). ——P? Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. (Type.) 
& fb (V.174; C. 51). ——? Dr. Griffith. 
12. Oligodon templetonii. 
Oligodon templetonii, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (8) ix. 1862, 
p. 57, and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 209, pl. xix. fig. C (1864); Bouleng. 
Faun, Ind., Rept. p. 820 (1890). 
Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above about half as 
long as its distance from the frontal; suture between the inter- 
nasals longer or shorter than that between the prefrontals ; frontal 
much longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as 
the parietals ; loreal longer than deep, sometimes entering the eye ; 
-preocular single; two or three postoculars; temporals 142; 
seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye, sixth 
usually excluded from the labial border ; three or 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 135-152; anal divided; subcaudals 28-31. Brown 
above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, which becomes more 
distinct on the tail, and is crossed by about eighteen narrow dark 
brown bands; head-markings very indistinct except an oblique 
band below the eye; lower surfaces white with square black spots, 
both colours being distributed in nearly equal proportion. 
Total length 270 millim, ; tail 40. 
Ceylon. 
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