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head, with narrow transverse black streaks; an oblique black streak 
below the eye, another behind the eye, and a third on each side of 
the neck ; lower parts yellowish, dotted with brown posteriorly, 
Total length 650 millim. ; tail 180. 
Burma (Pegu and Tenasserim), 
a-b. (V. 155, 158; C.89, Pegu. W. Theobald, Esq. [C.]. 
61. Tropidonotus subminiatus. 
Tropidonotus subminiatus, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 313 (1837) 
Giinth. Cat. p. 69 (1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 265 (1864) 
Anders. Proc. Zool. Soe. 1871, p- 177 ; Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. 
Beng. xi. 1871, p. 434, pl. xxvi. fig. 3; Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. 
P. 177 (1876) ; Anders. An. Zool. Res. Yunnan, p. 822 (1879); 
ouleng. Faun, Ind., Rept. p. 347 (1890). 
Amphiesma subminiatum, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 754 ease K Jan, 
e's 808) Phys. iii. 1865, p. 234, and Icon, Gén. 29, pl. i. 
3 . 
Tropidonotus manadensis, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 170. 
Eye moderate or rather large. Rostral twice as broad as deep, 
just visible from above; internasals as long as broad or a little 
longer, broadly truncate anteriorly, shorter than the prefrontals; 
frontal once and a half to once and two thirds as long as broad, as 
long as or a little longer than its distance from the end of the 
snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep or deeper 
than long; one preocular, three postoculars ; temporals 2+2 or 
2+3,; eight upper labials normally, third, fourth, and fifth entering 
the eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 
which are a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 rows, 
strongly keeled, of the outer row smooth. Ventrals 132-166; 
anal divided ; subcaudals 65-87. Brownish, greyish olive, or olive- 
green above, adult uniform or with black and yellow reticulations ; 
neck often tinged with bright vermilion ; a dorso-lateral series of 
light spots may be present; a black oblique spot below the eye, on 
a white ground, is usually present; young with a jet-black cross 
band on the nape, bordered with yellow posteriorly ; belly yellowish ; 
frequently a black dot on the outer end of each ventral shield. 
Total length 1060 millim. ; tail 255. 
From the Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Burma, and Southern 
China, to the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 
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a. Q (V. 164; C. 76). Himalayas. a a Jerdon, Esq. 
b. gf (V. 164; C.?). Sikkim. Sir J. Hooker [P.}. 
c. 2 (V. 166; C. 86). Khasi Hills. Dr. Griffith. 
d. Yg. (V. 163; C. 82). Khasi Hills. T. ee Jerdon, Esq. 
. & (V. 139; ©. 76), Hong Kong. J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
* hehals AV. 1485 C. 68), t Pj} eee 
, 182; 0. 70), 
& yg. ( 
h. * 164; G. 75). Toungyi, Shan States, Lieut, Blakeway 
a. oh; 6.76 5000 feet.  - [CO] 
