92. BI1COTES. L'L':J 



Total length 760 millim. ; tail 75. 



Bengal, Assam, Burma, Camboja, Southern China. 



A. Brown or reddish ahove, without dark markings; belly unspotted- 



(S. violacfus, S. cinereus.) 



a. <J (V. 164 ; C.P). Camboja. M. Mouhot [C.J. 



(Type of S. cinereus.) 



b. rf (V. 169; C. 85). Tounjryi, S. Shan States, Lieut. Blakeway [C.]. 



5000ft. 



B. The black edges of some of the scales forming more or less 



distinct dark cross bands ; belly unspotted. (S. swinkonig.) 



a. d ( V. 161 ; C. 37). Amoy. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. I 



6-e.rf(V.165;C.39) ? Haslar Hospital. ( 



& $ ( V. 1 74 ; C. 34). (Types of S. swinhanis.) 



d. d (V. 160; C. 38). Hainan. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



f. $ (V. 166 ; C. 33). Island of Hong Kong. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



C. Intermediate between A and D. 



a. cJ (V.172; C.38). Tenasserim. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



D. Above with more or less distinct dark cross bands; belly 



with quadrangular brown spots. (S. multifasciatus, S. semi- 

 fasciatiis.) 



a. c? (V. 175 ; C. 38). Assam. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



[P.]. 



6. c? (V. 171 ; C. 34). Toungyi, S. Shan States, Lieut. Blakeway [C.]. 

 5000ft. 



7. Simotes woodmasoni. 



Simotes wood-masoni, W. L. Sclatei; Journ. As. Soc. Beng. be. 1891, 

 p. 235, pi. vi. fig. 2. 



Nasal divided ; portion of the rostral seen from above a little 

 shorter than its distance from the frontal ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals shorter than that between the praefrontals ; frontal longer 

 than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; 

 loreal small, longer than deep ; one praeocular ; one subocular, 

 separating the third labial from the eye ; two postoculars ; tem- 

 porals 1-r 2 ; six upper labials, the fourth alone entering the eye ; 

 four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; 

 posterior chin-shields small. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals strongly 

 angulate, 180-186 ; anal undivided ; subcaudals 57. Brick-reddish 

 above, with traces of seven lighter stripes ; head with a dark median 

 longitudinal mark extending from the frontal to the nape, where it 

 bifurcates, an oblique dark streak across the anterior nasal and the 

 three anterior labials, a dark streak across the forehead through 

 the eyes to the fourth and fifth labials, and an oblique dark streak 

 across the parietals and the sides of the nape ; dusky reddish 

 beneath. 



Andaman and Xicoliar 



