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6. Coluber cantoris. 



Coluber reticularis (non Daud.), Cantor, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 51 ; 



Bouleny. Faun. Ind., AY/,/, j.. :i;JJ (1890) ; W. Sclater, Journ. As. 



Soc. lirmj. l.\. 1 >'.'!. p. j:5H. 

 Spilotes reticularis, Gunth. Cat. p. 98 (1858). 

 Compsosouia reticulare, Gunth. Rept. Brit. 2nd. p. 245, pi. xxi. fig. D 



(18154); Andtrs. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 172; Theob. Cat. liept. 



Brit. 2nd. p. 1(50 (1876). 



Rostral as deep as broad, or a little broader tban deep, visible from 

 above ; internasals broader than long, shorter than the pnefrontals ; 

 frontal once and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as 

 long as or a little shorter than its distance from the end of the 

 snout, as long as or a little shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer 

 than deep ; one large praeocular, often with a small subocular 

 below; two (exceptionally three) postoculars; temporals 2 + 2 or 

 2 + ^5 ; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye ; five 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as 

 long as or a Jittle longer than the posterior. Scales in 19 or 21 

 rows, feebly keeled on the posterior part of the body. Ventrals 

 _:'>!': anal usually entire; subcaudals 65-76. Brown above, 

 darker behind, anteriorly with squarish dark brown spots, posteriorly 

 with more or less distinct light cross bands ; head uniform pale 

 brown ; lower parts yellowish, spotted with brown or black, or 

 nearly uniform dark brown. 



Total length 1200 millim. ; tail 225. 



Himal yas, Khasi and Garo Hills, Burma. 



a, b. c? (Sc. 19 ; V. 220 ; A. Nepal. B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



72) & yg. (Sc. 19; [P.]. 



V.213; A.I; C. 65). 



c. $ (Sc. 21 ; V. 230 ; A. 1 ; Sikkim. Messrs, v. Scblagin- 

 < . ::{). tweit[C.]. 



d, e,f. $ (Sc. 21; V. 229; Sikkim. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 

 A. 1 ; C. 73) & yg. (Sc. 21, 



21; V. 221,227; A. 1,2; 



C. 75, 70). 

 g-h. 9 (Sc. 21 ; V. 22o ; A. Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



1 ; C. 74) & yg. (Sc. 21 ; [P.]. 



V. 221 ; A. 1 ; C. 73). 

 t, *, /. <J (Sc. 21 ; V. 222 ; Khasi Hills. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 



A. 1 ; C. 75) & $ (Sc. 21, 



21 ; V. 232, 232 ; A. 1, 1 ; 



C. 70, 7(5). 



7. Coluber hodgsonii. 



Spilotes melaiiurus, part., Gunth. Cat. p. 97 (1858). 



hodgsonii, (iunth. 1'roc. ZooL Soc. 1860, p. 156, pi. xxvii. 



Compsoeoma hodgsonii, Gunth. 2tej>t. lirit. Ind. p. 246 (1864); 

 Stoliczka, Journ. At. Soc. Demj. xxxix. 1870, p. 189, and xl. 1871, 

 p. J.'JO; Theob. Cat. Hep. Brit. Ind. p. UK', i l>7r, ( . 



Coluber hodgsoiiii, lioulcng. Faun. 2nd., 2iept. p. 332 (1890). 



Rostral as deep as broad, visible from above ; intemasals broader 



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