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Partly ash-coloured, partly rusty-brown, with a series of black 

 dots along the back ; the head and neck whitish, with an arrow- 

 shaped black mark ; covered with smooth rhomboidal imbricate 

 scales ; the stomach of a citrine colour, with lateral black dots, and 

 a blue black band on either side. 

 Vernacular name, Doblee. 



Calamaria monticola. CaL olivaceo-fusca, collari Icete JlavOi 

 lined dorsali albicante, ahdomine citrino. 

 Scuta ahdominalia 125. 

 Scutella suhcaudalia 44. 

 Habitat. Naga Hills in Asam. 



Dark olive-brown, with a bright yellow collar and a whitish dor- 

 sal line ; beneath of a citrine colour. 



Genus Coronella, Boie. 



CoRONELLA ALBOCiNCTA. CoY. viride-canescens, fasciis iransver- 

 salibus albis nigro marginaiis, quorum intervalla nigro punc- 

 tata ; scutis ahdominalibus albo-Jlavescentibus, alterne fuscis. 

 Scuta abdominalia 181. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 65. 

 Habitat. Chirra Punji, Asam. 



Greyish-green, with white transverse bands, edged with black, 

 the intervals dotted with black ; the abdominal scuta alternately 

 yellowish-white and deep brown. 

 Asamese name, Patdei-hee. 



Coronella violacea. Cor. violaceo-rubescens, squamis albo- 

 marginatis, subtus margaritaceis. 

 Scuta abdominalia 196. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 38. • 

 Habitat. Rungpore. 



Reddish violet ; the scales edged with white ; beneath pearl- 

 coloured. 



Coronella cyclura. Cor. viride-canescens striis nigris obliquis 

 interruptis, abdomine fnargaritaceo, vittd trisie cinered utrinque 

 incluso. 



Scuta abdominalia 179. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 43. 

 Greyish-green, with black oblique interrupted stripes ; the ab- 

 dominal surface pearl-coloured, with a deep ashy-grey band on 

 either side. 



Vernacular name, Tukkr-Bora. 



Genus Lycodon, Boie. 



Lycodon atro-purpureus. Ly. atro-purpureus albo nigroque 

 marmoratus, abdomine margaritaceo. 

 Scuta abdominalia 257. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 91. 

 Habitat. Mergui, Tenasserira. 



Deep purple, marbled with white and black ; beneath pearl- 

 coloured. 

 Lycodon subfuscus. Ly, sub/uscus, abdomine albo Jlavescenti, 



