252 COLTJBEID^. 



56. Tropidonotus ceylonensis. 



Tropidonotus chrysargus, var. ceylonensis, Gunth, Cat. Col, Sn. p. 71 



(1858). 

 ceylonensis, Giinth. Rqjt. Brit. Ind. p. 268, pi. xxii. fig. G 



(1864) ; Boxileng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 346 (1890). 



Eye rather large. Eostral twice as broad as deep, just visible 

 from above ; internasals as long as broad or a little longer, broadly 

 truncate in front, shorter than the pra^frontals ; frontal once and a 

 half to once and two thirds as long as broad, longer than its 

 distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 

 loreal as deep as long ; two preeoculars ; three postoculars ; tem- 

 porals 2 + 2 or 2 + 3 ; eight upper labials normally, fourth and 

 fifth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the an- 

 terior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 

 19 rows, strongly keeled, the outer row smooth or faintly keeled. 

 Ventrals 133-141 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 48-54. Olive-brown 

 above, with black cross bands and a series of large yellow black- 

 edged ocelli along each side of the back ; these markings less dis- 

 tinct in the adult ; lips white ; a black band on each side of the 

 head behind the eye ; a black band on each side of the nape, con- 

 verging towards its fellow posteriorly, the space between them 

 yellow in the young ; belly uniform yellowish, or powdered with 

 brown posteriorly. 



Total length 460 millim. ; tail 85. 



Ceylon. 



a. Hgr. c? (V. 133; C.54). Ceylon. (Type.) 



b. S (V. 134 ; C. 51). Ceylon. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



c. Yg. (V. 133 ; C. 52). Ceylon. G. H. K. Thwaites, Esq. 



d. Yg. (V. 133 ; C. 60). Ceylon. 



e. 2 (V. 141 ; C. 48). S. Ceylon. 



[P.]. 



57. Tropidonotus beddomii. 



Spilotes vittatus, Beddome, Madras Journ. Med. Sc. 1863. 

 Tropidonotus beddomii, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 269, pi. xxii. fig. E 

 (18G4) ; Boideng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 344 (1890). 



Eye moderate. Rostral twice as broad as deep, just visible from 

 above ; internasals as broad as long or a little longer, broadly trun- 

 cate anteriorly, as long as or shorter than the prefrontals ; frontal 

 once and two thirds to twice as long as broad, longer than its 

 distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals ; 

 loreal as long as deep or deeper than long ; one praeocular ; three 

 (rarely two) postoculars ; temporals 1 + 1 or 1 + 2 ; eight or nine 

 upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth, or fourth, fifth, and sixth 

 entering the eye ; five lower labials in contact with the anterior 

 chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 

 rows, rather strongly keeled, the outer, however, perfectly smooth. 

 Ventrals 131-150 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 65-75. Brown or 

 olive above ; a series of yellow spots, each between two black spots 



