164 UROPELTIDE. 
2. Melanophidium punctatum. 
Melanophidium punctatum, Beddome, Madras Monthly Journ. Med. 
Se. 1871; Ginth. Proc. Zool. Soe. 1875, p. 230, pl. xxxii fig. a 
Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 139 (1876) ; Beddome, Ann, § 
N. H. (5) xvii. 1886, p. 31; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 275 
(1890). 
Snout rounded ; rostral small, just visible from above; frontal as 
long as or longer than its distance from the end of the snout ; suture 
between the ocular and the frontal less than one third the length of 
the latter shield. Eye very small, still smaller than in M. wyna- 
dense. Diameter of body 42 to 48 times in the total length. 15 
scales round the middle of the body, 17 behind the head. Ventrals 
rather more than twice as broad as the contiguous scales, 183-198. 
Subcaudals 15-18. Black above, beautifully iridescent; ventrals 
and the two lower series of scales on each side with a broad white 
border. 
Total length 550 millim. 
Travancore Hills, 4000-4500 feet. 
a, b-c. 3 (V. 198, 194, Travancore. Col. Ciyoce) [C.]. 
189; C. 15, 18, 16). (Types. 
d-e.  (V. 184; ©.16)& Travancore. Col. ome [C.}. 
yg. (V. 191; ©. 16), 
f. d (V. 183; C. 17). Peermad, Travancore, G. E. Mason, Esq. 
4000 feet. [Pek 
3. Melanophidium bilineatum. 
Melanophidium bilineatum, Beddome, Madras Monthly Journ. Med. 
Se. 1870; Gitinth. Proc. Zool. Soe. 1875, 1g 230, pl. xxxii. fig. A ; 
Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 188 (1876) ; "Beiddome, Ann. § 
Mag. N. H. (5) xvii. 1886, p. 30; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. 
p. 373 (1890). 
Snout rounded ; rostral small, just visible from above; frontal 
longer than its distance from the end of the snout; suture between 
the ocular and the frontal less than one third the length of the latter 
shield. Eye very small. Diameter of body 40 to 50 times in the 
total length. 15 scales round the middle of the body, 17 or 19 
behind the head. Ventrals rather more than twice as broad as the 
contiguous scales, 188-200. Subcaudals 15-17. Black, beautifully 
iridescent ; a broad yellow band, with or without a series of black 
dots, along each side, from the lips to the tail, where it unites with 
its fellow on the under surface. 
Total length 360 millim. 
Wynad, Malabar, 4000 feet. 
a. d (V. 188; C. 15). Wynad. Col. a [C.]. 
b-c. 3 (V. 192; ©. 15) Wynad. Col. Wedbee [C.}, 
ye. (V. 200; ©.1 
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