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e-g. 5 (V. 166; C. 118), Q Khasi Hills. T. ©. Jerdon, Esq. [P.].. 
(V. 177, 174; ©. 125, 105), 
& her. (V.174, 165; 0. ?, 
131). 
hk. & (V. 179; C. 102). Darjeeling. |W. 'T. Blanford, . [P. 
i. 9 (V. 180; C. 110) Nes) ee fad bet 
k. o (V. 159 ; C. ?). Himalayas. Col. Beddome [C. 
1. g (V. 168; C. 121). Burma. Col. Beddome | C. }. 
m. ¢ (V. 175; U. 111). Burma. W. Theobald, Esq. {o.} 
n. 2 (V. 187; C. ?). Ichang,Upper A. HE. Prait, Esq. (C.]. 
pe Bie (Type of A. sinensis.) 
ang. 
o. 2, skel, Darjeeling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. [P.). 
6. Polyodontophis geminatus. 
Coluber geminatus, Boie, Isis, 1826, p. 211. 
soedon melanocephalus, Gray, J Ind, Zook: ii, pl. Lxxxiii, fig. @ 
—— catenatus, Gray, 1. c. pl. xxv. fig. 2. i 
Herpetodryas geminatus, Schleg. Phys. ms ii. p 194 (1837). 
Bnicqgnathus ‘geminatus, Dum, & Bibr. vii" p, 988 (1854); J. 
us geminatus, m. . WH. p. ] ; Jan, 
rey (1808 dint. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 277, wat Ta Gén, 16, pl. iv. 
Ablabes melanocephalus, Giinth. Cat. p. 28 (1858), and Rept. Brit. 
Ind, p. 229 (1864), and Proc. Zool. Soc, 1872, p. 590. 
—— geminatus, Giinth. Cat. p 29. 
Enicognathus javanicus, Bieek. Nat. Tijdschr. Nedert. Ind, xvi. 1859, 
p- ; Edeling, bm eit, xxxi. 1870, 3; 386. 
—— ornatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys, ii. 1863, p. 276, and Icon. 
Gén. 16, pl. iii. fig. 5, and N. Arch. Mus. ii. 1866, Bull. Rs 
Ablabes aiocanatina’ flaviceps, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N.H. (3) 
xviii. 1866, p. 26, pl. vi. fig. B. Stoliczka, Journ, As. Soe. Beng. 
xlii. 1873, p. 123. 
en) ornatus, Fischer, Abh. naturw. Ver. Hamb. ix, 
1886, p. 8. ; 
Polyodontophis melanocephalus, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 301 
(1890) ; Boetty. Ber. Offenb, Ver. Nat. 1892, p. 127. r 
Rostral twice as broad as deep, just visible from above; suture 
between the internasals shorter than that between the prefrontals ; 
frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter 
than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep or a little deeper than 
long; one prewocular; two postoculars, both in contact with the 
parietal ; temporals 242; nine upper labials, fourth, fifth, and sixth 
entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the anterior 
chin-shields, which are as large as the posterior. Scales in }7 rows. 
Ventrals 144-169; anal divided; subcaudals 89-145. Brown or 
blackish above, with two lighter longitudinal streaks ; upper lip with 
a white, black-edged streak ; lower parts yellowish, with a black 
dot or spot at the outer end of each ventral or subcaudal shield. 
Total length 410 millim.; tail 155. 
Siam, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java. 
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