Zoological Society, 277 



dorsalihus ejusdem color is, inter stitmm quarum nigro partim 

 punctatum ; ahdomine alhido. 

 Scuta ahdominalia 245. 

 Seutella subcaudalia 75. 

 Habitat. Sincapore. 



Light reddish-yellow above, with broad transversal black bands, 

 and with two barbed dorsal lines of the same colour ; the interval 

 between these dorsal lines dotted with black ; the abdominal sur- 

 face whitish. 



Genus Dendrophis, Boie. 



Dendrophis Boii.* Den, superne nigro-brunnescenSf vittd dorsali 

 subfuscd, abdomine albo-Jlavescenti vittd ejusdem coloris utrin- 

 que inclusoj rostro subobtuso. . 

 Scuta abdominalia 186. 

 Seutella subcaudalia 129. 

 Habitat. Bengal, Ceylon. 



Brownish black, with a light brown dorsal band ; the abdominal 

 surface yellowish white, with a band of the same colour on either 

 side ; the rostrum subobtuse. 



Vernacular name, Kalla Lawrynca or Nawdunga. 



Genus Dipsas, Boie. 

 Dips AS Ferruginea. Dip. supra ferrugineo-brunnea, nigro albo- 

 que rare maculata ; abdomine feirugineo-Jlavo, albo nigroque 

 maculato. 



Scuta abdominalia 171. 

 Seutella subcaudalia 57. 

 Habitat. Asam. 



Rusty-brown, with a few black and white spots ; the abdominal 

 surface rusty-yellow, dotted with white and black. 



Dipsas monticola. Dip. superne triste fusca, striis aliquot ni- 

 gris obliquis ; infra Jlavo-brunnescens. 

 Scuta abdominalia 193. 

 Seutella subcaudalia 82. 

 Habitat. Naga Hills (Asam). 



Dull dark brown above, with a few black oblique stripes ; be- 

 neath brownish-yellow. 



Genus Tropidonotus, Kuhl. 

 Tropidonotus Quinque. Tro. superne griseo-brunnescens, nucha 

 numero Quinque (v.) nigro inscriptd, fasciisque duabus nigris 

 dorsalibus, albo punctatis ; abdomine Jlavo-albescentiy fascia 

 nigra utrinque incluso. 



Scuta abdominalia 259. 

 Seutella subcaudalia 97. 

 Habitat. Mer^ui. 



Brownish- grey above, with the cypher V in black on the neck, 

 and with two dorsal black bands dotted with white ; the abdominal 

 surface whitish-yellow, with a black band on either side. 



* Chrysopelea Boii, Dr. Andrew Smith. 



