intweit [C.). 
3. Trachischium tenuiceps. 
Calamaria tenuiceps, Blyth, Journ, As. Soc. Beng. xxiii. 1864, p. 388 
Ablabes tenuiceps, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 9. 24 (1864) 
Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind.p. V54 (1876). 
.. Trachischium tenuiceps, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 286 (1890). 
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a Rostral a little broader than deep, visible from above; suture 
between the internasals about two thirds the length of that between 
=< - the preefrontals ; frontal longer than its distance from the end of 
the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal longer than 
; oe one preocular; two postoculars ; temporals 1+1 or 142; 
six sc labials, third and fourth entering the eye, first smallest, 
sixth largest ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 
shields, which are a little longer than the posterior. Scales in 13 
TOWS ; ‘male with keeled scales in the anal and basicaudal regions, 
_Ventrals 134-138; anal divided; subcaudals 34-39. Blackish 
ellowish inferiorly. 
vtotal length 350 millim.; tail 50. 
_ Eastern Himalayas. 
a. 3 (V. 138; C. 39). Nepal. Hodgson, }. 
V. 135; C. 37) Darjeeling. ieee ‘p. 
PER W. 134; C. 34). kee sa r 
4, Trachischium monticola. 
Calamaria monticola, Cantor, Proc. Zvol. Soc. 1839, p. 50. 
eA gy Giinth, . Brit. Ind. p. 232 ( 1864); Theob, 
rit, Ind. p. 158 ( 1876) 
Aviabes Racca Giinth. es Zouk Soc. 1875, p. 231. 
Trachischium monticola, Bouleng. Faun. Ind. , Rept. p- 286 (1890). 
Rostral deeper than broad, visible from above; suture between 
the internasals about half as long’ as that between the prefrontals ; 
frontal longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter 
than the parietals; loreal longer than deep ; ; one prwocular; two 
Q rarely one; temporals 141; six upper labials, third 
and fourth entering the eye, first smallest, sixth largest; four lower 
labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are a little 
longer than the posterior, Scales in 15 rows, Ventrals 113-135 ; 
anal divided; subcaudals 28-44. Dark brown above, with two 
more or less distinct pale brown longitudinal bands edged on each 
side with a black line; yellowish inferiorly ; young with an inter- 
5 oo greed collar. 
length 230 millim.; tail 30. 
Darjeeling, Naga Hills, Assam. 
shige 
pe Xe | "135; C. 34). Darjeeling Col, Beddome [0 (Types.) 
d. 3 (V. 139; C. 33). Sikkim. Messrs. v. 
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