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304 COLUBRIDA, 
1, Xylophis perroteti. 
Platypteryx perroteti, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 501 (1854); Jan, Arch. 
Zoo. vo Phys. ii. 1863, p. 20, and on Gén,. 1 i pl. i. fig. 1 
(1865). 
Rhabdosoma microcephalum, Giinth. Cat. p. 12 (1858). : 
Gorm oo Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 200, pl. xviii. 
. A (1864). 
a epee Anders. Journ, As. Soc. Beng. xl. 1871, P 33. 
Xylophis perroteti, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p, 283, fig. (1890). 
Snout rather pointed; rostral small, deeper than broad, just 
visible from above; suture between the internasals one third to one 
half the length of that between the preefrontals; frontal as long as 
broad, or slightly longer than broad, nearly as long as its distance 
from the end of the snout, and two thirds or three fifths the length 
of the parietals; supraocular small but yet much longer than the 
single postocular; loreal much elongate and usually entering the 
eye; in some specimens, however, the prefrontal forms a short 
suture, with the third labial in front of the eye; six upper Jabials, 
third and fourth entering the eye, first very small, fifth largest; 
temporals 1+2; four very narrow lower labials in contact with the 
chin-shields, which are very large and in contact with the symphysial ; 
no posterior chin-shields. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 130-147; 
anal entire; subcaudals 17-38. Brown above, spotted with black, 
or with more or less distinct black longitudinal bands; sometimes 
an ill-defined yellow collar; lips black and yellow; lower surfaces 
black and white, or grey spotted with black, or nearly uniform 
brownish black. 
Total length 620 millim. ; tail 35. 
Hills of Southern India. 
a, 2 (V.147; C.17). Madras Presidency. T. C. Jerdon, Hoy, |e -t 
(Type of 2. microce, m.) 
b-c. 5 (V.142; C. Malabar. Col. Beddome O.]. 
rao . @ (V. 147; 
d. 3 (V.188; C.38). Coonoor, Nilgherries, W. Davison, Esq. [P.]. 
5900 feet. 
e-f. 2 (V. 189; C. Kotagiri, Nilgherries. Dr. J. R. Henderson. 
a & yg. (V. 145; / 
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. 20). 
g. 3 (V.130; 0.31). Anamallays,4700 feet. W. Davison, Esq. [P.]. 
hk. 3 (V.189; C.29), —P Chatham Museum, 
t. f (V.148; 0.32), —P Dr. A, Giinther [P.]. 
2. Xylophis stenorhynchus. (Puare XX. fig. 1.) 
Geophis stenorhynchus, Giinth, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1875, P 230. 
Xylophis indicus, Beddome, Proce. Zool, Soc. 1878, p. 576. 
—— stenorhynchus, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 284 (1890). 
Closely allied to the preceding, but scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 
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