386 COLUBBID^E. 



478. Callophis bibronii. 



Elaps bibroni, Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool. x, 1858, p. 526 ; id. Icon. Ophid. 



43, pi. ii, fig. 1. 



Elaps cerasinus, Beddome, P. Z. 8. 1864, p. 179. 

 Callophis cerasinus, Beddome, Madras Journ. Med. Sc. 1867, p. 16, 



pi. ii, fig. 5 5 Theob. Cat. p. 213. 



Eostral broader than long ; frontal nearly as long as its distance 

 from the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals ; no 

 praeocular ; praefrontal in contact with the third labial ; one very 

 small postocular ; temporals 1 + 1 ; upper labials 7, third and 

 fourth entering the eye ; first lower labial much elongate, forming 

 a long suture with its fellow ; anterior chin-shields small, much 

 shorter than the posterior, in contact with the third and fourth 

 labials. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 222-226 ; anal entire ; sub- 

 caudals 27-34. Cherry-red, with black transverse bands above, 

 which are sometimes continuous across the belly ; in some specimens 

 the back is of a dark purplish brown ; anterior part of head black 

 above. 



Total length 25 inches ; tail 2. 



Hab. Wynaad, 3000 feet. 



Genus ADENIOPHIS, 



Peters, MB. Ak. Berl. 1871, p. 578. 



Characters of Callophis, except that the poison-glands, instead 

 of being confined to the temporal region, extend along each side 

 of the body for about one third of its length, gradually thickening 

 and terminating in front of the heart with club-shaped ends. The 

 presence of this gland may be detected without dissecting the 

 animal, by the thickening of the cardiac region in the second third 

 of the body, the heart being shifted further back than in other 

 snakes, owing to the extension of the glands. 



Experiments on the action of the poison of Adeniophis are much 

 to be desired. 



Only two species are known, viz. A. intestinalis, Laur., comprising 

 several colour varieties, which have received special binomials 

 recorded below under the synonymy of the species, and A. bivir- 

 yatus, Boie (flaviceps, Cant., quadrivirgatus, Jan, tetratcenia, Blkr.), 

 which inhabits the Malay Archipelago and Pinang. 



479. Adeniophis intestinalis. 



Russell, 2nd. Serp. ii, pi. xix. 



Aspis intestinalis, Laur. Syn. Rept. p. 106. 



Elaps furcatus, Schneid, Hist. Amph. ii, p. 303 ; Dum. $ Bibr. Erp. 



Gen. vii, p.- 1228 ; Jan, Icon. Ophid. 43, pi. i, fig. 3. 

 Maticora lineata, Gray, III. 2nd. Zool. ii, pi. Ixxxvi, figs. 4, 5. 

 Ebips intestinalis, Cantor, J. A. S. B. xvi, 1847, p. 1028. 

 Elaps trilineatus, Dum. $ Bibr. t. c. p. 1227. 



