84 COLUBIUD.E. 



5. Dendrophis grandoculis. (PLATE IV. fig. 2.) 

 Dendropbis grandoculis, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Kept. p. 337 (1890). 



Maxillary teeth 30 to 32. Eye extremely large, as long as its dis- 

 tance from the rostral or the anterior border of the nostril. Kostral 

 much broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals aa 

 long as or a little longer than the prafrontals ; frontal once and a 

 half to once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as its distance 

 from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal elongate ; 

 one pne- and two postoculars ; temporals 2 -f 2 or 1 + 2 ; nine upper 

 labials, fourth, fifth and sixth entering the eye ; five lower labials 

 in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than 

 the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, vertebrals not quite as large as 

 the outer, scarcely enlarged on the anterior part of the body. 

 Ventrals 174-188; anal divided ; subcaudals 117-124. Brown or 

 olive-brown above, with irregular small black blotches ; eye bordered 

 with whitish ; no lateral stripes ; sides of neck sometimes tinged 

 with vermilion ; lower parts pale olive, with or without small black 

 spots on the sides ; three black lines along the tail, one on each side 

 and one below. 



Total length 1200 millim. ; tail 370. 



Hills of Southern India. 



a. $ (V. 176; C. 117). Tinnevelly hills, 2000-1 



b. Head only. SLel ^ ^^ \ 



c. d 1 (V. 174; C. 117). Travancore. 



d. $ (V. 188; C. 124). Peerinad, Travancore,' H. S. Ferguson, Esq. 



3300 feet. [P.]. 



6. Dendrophis formosus. 



Dendrophis formosa, Bute, Ids, 1827, p. 542 ; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 

 p. 232, pi. ix. figs. 3 & 4 (1837) ; Dum. $ Bibr. vii. p. il)9 (1804) ; 

 Giinth. Cat. p. 150 (1858). 



Maxillary teeth 28 to 31. Eye very large, as long as its distance 

 from the rostral or the anterior border of the nostril. Kostral twice 

 as broad as deep, just visible from above ; internasals a little longer 

 than the prrofrontals ; frontal once and one third to once and a half 

 as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, 

 as long as the parietals ; loreal elongate ; one prae- and two to four 

 (usually three) postoculars; temporals 2+2; nine upper labials 

 (rarely eight), fifth and sixth or fourth, fifth, and sixth (or third, 

 fourth, and fifth) entering the eye ; five lower labials in contact 

 with the anterior chin-shields, which are much shorter than the 

 posterior. Scales in 15 rows, vertebrals strongly enlarged, consider- 

 ably larger than the outer, originating abruptly on the nape by fusion 

 of the two median scales. "Ventrala 179-205 ; anal divided ; sub- 

 caudals 132-158. Olive above, scales black-edged ; a black stripe 

 on each side of the head, passing through the eye and extending on 





