304 COLTJBRID^.. 



1. XylopMs perroteti. 



Platypteryx perroteti, Dum. ^- Bibr. vii. p. 501 (1854); Jan, Arch. 



Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 20, and Icon. Gen. 12, pi. i. iig. 1 



(1865). 

 Rhabdosoma microcephalum, Gilnth. Cat. p. 12 (1858). 

 Geophis microcephalus, Giinth. Hept. Brit. Ind. p. 200, pi. xviii. 



fig. A (1864). 



perroteti, Anders. Journ. As. Soc. Bemj. xl. 1871, p. 33. 



Xylophis perroteti, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Itept. p. 283, fig. (1890). 



Snout ratlaer pointed ; rostral small, deeper than broad, just 

 visible from above ; suture between the internasals one third to one 

 half the length of that between the progfrontals ; frontal as long as 

 broad, or slightly longer than broad, nearly as long as its distance 

 from the end of the snout, and two thirds or three fifths the length 

 of the parietals ; supraocular small but yet much longer than the 

 single postocular ; loreal much elongate and usually entering the 

 eye ; in some sjiecimens, however, the prsefrontal forms a short 

 suture, with the third labial in front of the eye; six upper labials, 

 third and fourth entering the eye, first very small, fifth largest ; 

 temporals 1 + 2 ; four very narrow lower labials in contact with the 

 chin-shields, which are very large and in contact with the symphysial ; 

 no posterior chin-shields. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 130-147 ; 

 anal entire ; subcaudals 17-38. Brown above, spotted with black, 

 or with more oi: less distinct black longitudinal bands; sometimes 

 an ill-defined yellow collar ; lips black and yellow ; lower surfaces 

 black and white, or grey spotted with black, or nearly uniform 

 brownish black. 



Total length 620 millim. ; tail 35. 



Hills of Southern India. 



a. ? (V. 147; C. 17). Madras Presidency. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type of R. onicrocepJialum.) 



b-c. (^ (V. 142 ; C. Malabar. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



28) & $ (V. 147 ; 



C. 17). 



d. S (V. 138 ; C. 38). Coonoor, Nilgherries, W. Davison, Esq. [P.]. 



5900 feet. 



e-f. $ (V. 139 ; C. Kotagiri, Nilghenies. Dr. J. E. Henderson. 



19) & yg. (V. 145 ; 



0. 20). 



(J. S (V. 130 ; C. 31). Anamallays, 4700 feet. W. Davison, Esq. [P.]. 



h. S (V. 139 ; C. 29). ? Chatham Museum. 



i. 6 (V. 143 ; C. 32). ? Dr. A. Uiiuther [P.]. 



2. Xylophis stenorhynchus. (Plate XX. fig. 1.) 



Geophis stenorhynchus, Gilnth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1875, p. 230. 

 Xylophis indicus, Beddome, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 576. 

 stenorhynchus, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 284 (1890), 



Closely allied to the preceding, but scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 



