SNAKES. 89 
The front and hinder lower labial shields moderately wide, 
equal ; the smallest of the two nasal plates with a longitudinal 
groove ; the frontal plate divided into two longitudinally, and fol- 
lowed by other symmetrical plates ; one supra-ocular on each side ; 
rostral plates, with two front pair of upper and three hinder pair of 
lower labial shields pitted. 
a. In spirits. Adult; partly bleached. India. Old collection. 
b. In spirits. Adult. From Mr. Gardenev’s collection. 
e. Stuffed. Adult. India. 
d. In spirits. Adult; partly bleached. India. Presented by the 
Royal College of Surgeons. 
e. In spirits. Young. India. Presented by General Hardwicke? 
f. In fluid. Adult. India, Madras. Presented by J. C. Jerdon, 
Esq. 
g. In fluid. Adult. India. From Major Hogg’s collection. 
A. In spirits. Adult; nearly bleached. India. Old collection. 
7,j. Stuffed. Adult. Singapore. 
3. Horrvtia. 
Head covered with irregular scales; front of forehead and 
muzzle shielded ; frontal plates three pairs; rostral and upper and 
lower labials pitted: nostrils lateral, between two unequal plates : 
eyes lateral; pupil linear, erect: scales smooth; subcaudal plates 
two-rowed. Africa. 
Hortulia and Python, 6, Gray, Zool. Misc. 43, 1842. Heleio- 
nomus? Gray, Zool. Misc. 43, 1842. Python, a, Dum. & Bid. 
Erp. Gen. 400. Enygrus sp., Wagler, Syst. Amph. 166, 1830, 
not Dum. § Bib. Constrictor sp., Wagler, 168. Python sp., Daud., 
Cuvier, &c. Boa sp., Schneider, &c. 
* Two pairs of front upper labials pitted ; supra-ocular shields 
2 or 3. 
1. The Narat Rock Snake. Hortulia Natalensis, Gray, Zool. 
Misc. 44. Python Natalensis, A. Smith, S. Afric. Quart. Jour. 64. 
Ill. Z. S. Africa, t. 9. Dum. & Bib. Erp. Gen. vi. 409. 
Two front pairs of upper labial shields pitted; the internasal 
larger than the front nasals; one pair of prefrontals; three supra- 
ocular shields on each side. Olive; back with irregular, unequal, 
black-edged, yellow cross bands and spots: head with an arrow- 
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