fi. POLTOnONTOPHIS. 187 



parietals or a littlo shorter ; lorcal longer than deep ; one praj- 

 ocular; two postocuhirs, both iu contact with the parietal; tem- 

 porals 1 (or 2) + 2; nine or ten upper labials, fifth and sixth, or 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth, entering the eye ; eighth upper labial usually 

 excluded from the labial margin, simulating a lower anterior 

 temporal ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, the first usually separated from its fellow by the symphy- 

 sial : posterior chin-shields a little longer than the anterior. Scales 

 in 17 rows. Ventrals 151-240 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 47-76. 

 Pale brown above, with a vertebral series of small round black 

 spots ; usually a more or less distinct dark lateral line or series of 

 dots ; head and nape dark brown or black ; lips, canthus rostralis, 

 a transverse line between the eyes, and two broad cross bands, one 

 in front and one behind the nape, yellow ; the dark colour often 

 extending along the median line, bisecting the yellow collar ; lower 

 surfaces yellow, each shield with a black dot near its outer border. 



From snout to vent 440 millim. ; tail 95. 



Peninsular India and Ceylon. 



a~h. Hgr. (V. 202, 187 ; Matheran. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



C. 62, 6.3). 

 c. 2 (V. 174; C. 47) Madras. J. E. Boileau, Esq. [P.]. 



J. Hgr. (V. 214 ; C. 51). Madras Presidency. Col. Beddome [0.1. 

 e-f. S (V. 201 ; 0. 63) & Golcondah Hills. Ool. Beddome [C.°. 



Tg. (V. 206, 161 ; C. 04, 



66). 

 g-k. S (V. 160 ; C. 76), Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



hgr. (V. 195 ; C. 66), & 



vg. (V. 161, 162 ; C. 65, 



68). 

 /. 2 (V. 174; C. 54). Ceylon. R. Templeton, Esq.[P.]. 



wj. ? (V. 166; C. 57). Ceylon. W. H. Holdsworth, 



Esq. [C.]. 



8. Polyodontophis Sagittarius. 



Calamaria sagittaria, Cantor, Proc. Zool. Soc. IS.39, p. 49, and Oaf. 



Mal.licpt.-p.Gii^SiT). 

 Enicognatbus gi'ayi, Jnn, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phjs. ii. 180.3, p. 274, 



and Icon. Gen. 16, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1866). 



braconnieri, Jayi, II. cc. p. 275, pi. iii. fig. 4. 



Ablabes Sagittarius, Giinth. liept. Brit. Ind. p. 227 (1864). 

 Polyodontophis s?L^i\iiiX\\is, Bouleng, Faun. Ind., Ript. p. 303 (1890). 



Rostral not twice as broad as deep ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals shorter than that between the praofrontals ; frontal longer 

 than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal small and longer than deep, or absent ; one prae- 

 ocular ; two postoculars, both in contact with the parietal ; tem- 

 porals 1 -1-1 or 1 + 2-1-1 ; seven or eight upper labials, third and 

 fourth or fourth and fifth entering the eye ; four lower labials in 

 contact with the anterior cliin-shields, which are about as large as 

 the posterior. Scales in 1 7 rows. Ventrals 205-228 ; anal divided : 



