124 BOTD^. 



3. Tail pointed, ending in a curved, claw-like horny scute ; five 

 smooth scales across the forehead : scales in 41 to 45 

 rows 6. muelleri, p. 128. 



II. Eyes entirely on the upper surface of the head, separated 

 from each other by four longitudinal series of scales ; tail 

 pointed, ending in a curved, claw-like horny scute. 



7. jayalcari, p. 129. 



1. Eryx conicus. 



Bussell, Ind. Serp. i. pi. iv. (179G). 



Boa conica, Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 268 (1801), and Denkschr. 



Akad. Milnch. vii. 1821, p. 119, pi. vi. fig. 2. 



viperina, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 355, pi. C (1802). 



ornata, Baud. Kept. v. p. 210 (1802). 



Eryx bengalensis, GkSi: Icon. R. A., Rept. pi. xx. fig. 1 (1830). 

 Tortrix eryx, var. bengalensis, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 17 (1837). 

 Gongylopiiis conicus, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 45 (1842), and Cat. p. 108 



(1849) ; Gibith. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 1G3, and Rept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 333 (1864) ; Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 207 (1876) ; Murray, 



Zool. Sind, p. 336 (1884) ; Bouleny. Fa%m. Ind., Rept. p. 247, fig. 



(1890). 

 Eryx conicus. Bum. ^- Bibr. vi. p. 470 (1844) ; Schley. Bijdr. tot de 



Dierk. i. p. 2 (1848) ; Jan, Icon. G6n. p. 73, 1. 4, pi. iii. (1864). 



Rostral about twice as broad as deep, feebly prominent, not 

 keeled ; only the nasals and internasals enlarged, the rest of the 

 head covered with small, obtusely keeled scales ; 8 to 10 scales from 

 eye to eye across the forehead ; 10 to 15 scales round the eye, 

 which is separated from the labials by one or two rows of scales ; 

 12 to 14 upper labials. No mental groove. Scales tubercularly 

 keeled, the keels very strong on the tail, in 40 to 49 rows. Ven- 

 trals 162-186 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 17-24. Tail pointed. 

 Yellowish or brownish grey above, with a zigzag band or series of 

 dark brown black-edged spots along the back ; lower parts uniform 

 white. 



Total length 600 millim. ; tail 55. 



India. 



«. Yg. (V. 175;C. 18). Sind. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



h-c. 5 (V. 173; C. 21 )& Gwalior. C. Maries, Esq. [E.]. 

 yg. (V. 166; 0.19). 



d. Yg. (V. 162; C. 19). Deccan. Col. Sykes [P.]. 



e. Hgr. (V. 170 ; C. 18). IVIadras. Dr. P. Russell. 



/. $ (V. 169; C. 18). Madras. Sir W. Elliot [P.]. 



g. $ (V. 175 ; 0. 17). Madras. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



h-i. Yg. (V. 173, 166; Madras. J. E. Boileau, Esq. [P.]. 



C. 17,17). 



k. 2 (V. 186 ; C. 24). Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



I 2 (V. 183; C. 20). Sikkim,4900ft.[?.?]. Messrs. v. Schlagint- 



weit[C.]. 



m. 2 (V. 167 ; C. 22). India. 



n. Ad., stifd. India. 



0, Skull. Lidia. J. Nimmo, Esq. [P.]. 



