2. RHINOPHIS. 143 



5. Rhinophis sanguineus. 



Rhinophis sanguineus, Bccldotne, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18(53, p. 227 ; 



Oiinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 18(5, pi. xvii. fig. A ( 1864) ; Theob. 



Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 1.30 (1876); Beddome, Ann. ^ Mag. 



N. 11. (5) xvii. 1886, p. 8 ; Boideng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 25P 



(1890). 

 microlepis, Beddome, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 227, pi. xxvi. 



fig. 2. 



Snout acutely pointed ; rostral obtusely keeled above, about one 

 third the length of the shieklcd ])art of the head ; frontal longer 

 than broad. Diameter of body 30 to 38 times in tho total length. 

 15 scales round the middk; of the body, 1!) behind tho head. Ventrals 

 nearly twice as large as the contiguous scales, 182-214 ; subcaudals 

 5-10. Caudal disk as long as the shielded part of the head ; sub- 

 caudal and pra)anal scales pluricarinate in the male. Bluish black 

 above, with or without some small light spots ; belly and three or 

 four outer series of scales bright red spotted with black ; caudal 

 shield black, with a red band on each side, and sometimes a 

 median one. 



Total length 400 millim. 



Western Ghats, Southern Indian, 



a. d (V. 197 ; C. 9). Cherambody, Wynad, Col. Beddome [C.]. 



3500 feet. (One of the types.) 



b. Yg. (V. 199; C. 10). Cherambody, Wynad, Col. Beddome" [C.]. 



3500 feet. (Type of i^. microlepis.) 



c-e,f-g,h. S (V. 211, AVynad. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



201,198; C.9,9,9),$ 

 (V. 214, 199; C. 7, 6), 

 &yg. (V. 182; C. 6). 

 i. 5 (V. 198 ; C. 5). Manantoddv, Wynad, E. Pringle, Esq. 



2000 feet" [P.]. 



k. $ (V. 205; C. 6). Nilgherries. 



6. Rhinophis travancoricus. (Plate IX. fig. 3.) 



Snout acutely pointed ; rostral feebly compressed, not keeled, 

 about one third the length of the shielded part of the head ; frontal 

 longer than broad. Diameter of body 34 times in the total length. 

 17 scales round the middle of the body, 19 behind the head, 

 Ventrals about once and a half the size of the contiguous scales, 146 ; 

 subcaudals 6. Caudal disk a little shorter than the shielded part of 

 the head. Dark purplish brown, the scales on the sides and belly 

 edged with whitish ; anal region black ; lower surface of tail 

 yellow. 



Total length 170 millim. 



Travancore. 



n. 5 . Trevandruni. II. S. Ferguson, Esq. [P.]. 



