52 



2. {No English name) Ablabes calamaria. 



A small snake ... ... Page 18 



3. The Variegated Kukri Snake {Oligodon suh- 



griseus). 



A small snake ... ... Page 19 



4. The Slender Dhaman {Zamenis horros). 



Grows to about 6 feet, only common in 

 Burma ... ... Page 25 



5. The Whip Snake {Bryophis mycterizans). 



Enlarged vertebrals, horizontal pupil ; very 

 slender and long, with long snout and 

 flexible appendage. Green colour. Page 32 



6. The Buff Whip Snake {Dryophis ■prasinus). 



Similar to above but without appendage. 



Only found in Burma ... Page 33 



7. The Bronze-back Tree Snake {Dendrophis 



IDictus or Dendrelaphis tristis). 



Vertebrals enlarged, has keeled ventrals. 

 . . Bronze or blue in colour ... Page 33 



Scales 17 — 



1. (No English name) Simotes arnensis. 



About 1 to 2 feet. Has distinctive head 



markino^s ... ... Page 20 



2. The Coral Tail Snake {Simotes cruentatiis). 



Found only in Burma ... Page 21 



3. The Common Wolf Snake {Lycodon aulicus). 



Not more than 2 feet in length. Chocolate 



brown with white or yellow cross-bands 



Page 21 



4. The Dhaman or Rat Snake [Zamenis mucosus) 



A large, stout snake often more than 6 feet 

 M in length ... ... Page 24 



