6X0 COLL T BRIDJE. 



long as that, between the pnefroutals or shorter: frontal longer than 

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

 loreal as long as deep ; prseocular single ; postocular single ; tem- 

 porals 1+2; upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye; 4 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; posterior 

 chin-shields about two thirds the length of the anterior. Scales in 

 15 rows. Ventrals 174-177(188) ; anal divided; subcaudals (37) 

 47-51. Brown above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, on each 

 side of which is a series of small black spots ; a black lateral 

 streak ; a large subtriaugular blackish spot on the forehead, 

 connected with a very large occipital spot by a longitudinal streak 

 ou the frontal. Lower surface black and yellow (in spirit), the 

 black predominating on the belly, the yellow on the tail. 



Total length 14 inches ; tail 2-5. 



Hal. Khasi HiUs. 



391. Oligodon templetonii. 



Oligodou templetonii, Giinth. A. M. N. H. (3) ix. 18(32, p. 57, id. 

 Kept. B. 1. p. 200, pi. six, fig. C ; Theob. Cat. p. 147. 



Nasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above hardly hull' as 

 long as its distance from the frontal ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals longer than that between the pnefrontals ; frontal much 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the 

 parietals ; loreal longer than deep, entering the eye ; prseocular 

 single; two postoculars ; temporals 1+2; upper labials 7, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, sixth excluded from the labial 

 border ; 3 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; 

 posterior chin-shields about two thirds the length of the anterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 135 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 31. 

 Brown above, with a yellowish vertebral streak, which becomes 

 more distinct on the tail, and is crossed by about 18 narrow dark 

 brown bands ; head-markings very indistinct except an oblique band 

 below the eye ; lower surface white with square black spots, both 

 colours being distributed in nearly equal proportion. 



Total length 10-5 inches ; tail 1'5. 



Nab. Ceylon. 



392. Oligodon sublineatus. 



Oligodon 8iiblineatu8, Dum. & Bihr. Erp. Gen. vii, p. 57 ; Giinth. 

 Kept. B. I. p. 200; Jan, Icon. Ophid. 48, pi. i, fig. 2 ; Theob. Cat. 

 p. 147. 



Xasal divided ; portion of rostral seen from above shorter than 

 its distance from the frontal ; suture between the internasals 

 nearly as long as that between the praefroutals ; frontal longer than 

 its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals, or 

 slightly longer ; loreal as long as deep, or a little longer, rarely 

 absent ; prseocular single ; two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; 

 upper labials 7, third and fourth entering the eye ; 4 lower labials 



