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5. Rhinophis sanguineus. 
Rhinophis sanguineus, Beddome, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1863, p. 227 ; 
Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 186, pl. xvii. fig. A (1864) ? Theob? 
Cat. Rept. Brit, Ind. p. 130 (1876); B Ann. & Mag. 
a2 5) xvii. 1886, p. 8; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 25 
re microlepis, Beddome, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1863, p. 227, pl. xxvi. 
. 2. 
Snout acutely pointed; rostral obtusely keeled above, about one 
third the length of the shielded part of the head; frontal longer 
than broad. Diameter of body 30 to 38 times in the total length. 
15 scales round the middle of the body, 19 bebind the head. Ventrals 
nearly twice as large as the contiguous seales, 182-214; subcaudals 
5-10. Caudal disk as long as the shielded part of the head; sub- 
caudal and preanal scales pluricarinate in the male. Bluish black 
above, with or without some small light spots; belly and three or 
four outer series of scales bright red spotted with black; caudal 
shield black, with a red band on each side, and sometimes a 
median one. 
Total length 400 millim. 
Western Ghats, Southern Indian. 
a. do (V. 197; C. 9). Cherambody, Wynad, Col. Beddome [C.}. 
jt ad 3500 fect. (One of the : } 
b. Yg. (V. 199; C.10). Cherambody, Wynad, Col. Beddome [C.}. 
h. f (V. QU > se yep C73 Boda O: 
c-e, f-9, h. 3 . P ol. ome | C, |. 
obi 08; 6.9,9,9),9 ] 
(V. 214, 199; C.7, 6), 
& 1g. (V. 182; C. 6). 
#. 9 (V. 198; C. 5). Manantoddy, Wynad, E. Pringle, Esq. 
2000 feet. [P.}. 
k. 2 (V. 205; C. 6). Nilgherries. 
6. Rhinophis travancoricus. (Prare IX. fig. 3.) 
Snout acutely pointed; rostral feebly compressed, not keeled, 
about one third the length of the shielded part of the head; frontal 
longer than broad. Diameter of body 34 times in the total length. 
17 scales round the middle of the body, 19 behind the head, 
Ventrals about once and a half the size of the contiguous scales, 146 ; 
subcaudals 6. Caudal disk a little shorter than the shielded part of 
the head. Dark purplish brown, the scales on the sides and belly 
edged with whitish; anal region black; lower surface of tail 
ow. 
Total length 170 millim. 
Travancore. 
a. 9. Trevandrum., Hi. 8. Ferguson, Esq. [P.]. 
