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312 COLUBRID. 
third, and fourth upper labials and with the eye; no preocular ; 
two postoculars, lower largest, both in contact with the parietal ; 
temporals 1+2; six upper labials, first smallest, sixth largest, 
fourth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the 
anterior chin-shields (which, in the type specimen, happen to be 
divided into two pairs); posterior chin-shields small and seale-like, 
Scales in 17 rows, those on the sides of the anal region and on the 
tail keeled in the male. Ventrals 125-150; anal entire; sub- 
caudals 20-33. Brown above, with two longitudinal series of large 
black, pale-edged spots; an oblique, black cross band on each side 
of the nape; lower surfaces yellowish, spotted or freckled with 
brown. 
Total length 410 millim. ; tail 70. 
Ceylon, 
a. 3 (V. 125; C, 33). Ceylon. (Type.) 
b. 2 (V. 150; C. 20), District of Dimbola. Col. Beddome [C.}, 
3. Aspidura guentheri. (Pxiare XX. fig. 3.) 
Aspidura guentheri, Ferguson, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1876, p. 819 ; Bouleng. 
aun, Ind., Rept. p. 290 (1890). 
Rostral small, deeper than broad, not visible from above; frontal 
as long as or slightly longer than its distance from the end of the 
snout, two thirds the length of the parietals; supraocular about 
half the length of the frontal; prefrontals in contact with the 
second and third upper labials, entering the eye; a preocular; two 
postoculars, only the upper in contact with the parietal; temporals 
1+2; six upper labials, first and second very small, sixth largest, 
fourth entéring the eye; four lower labials in contact with the 
anterior chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields small and scale-like. 
Scales in 17 rows, all perfectly small. Ventrals 101-117; anal 
entire; subcaudals 19-27. Dark brown above and below, back 
with four longitudinal series of blackish dots ; head paler above; a 
yellow nuchal collar, interrupted in the middle and bordered with 
blackish posteriorly. 
Total length 150 millim.; tail 20. 
Ceylon. . 
a. Many specs., ¢ (V. 109,110, Ceylon, near the W. Ferguson, Esq. 
110, 106, 106; C. 26, 25, 27, coast. [P.]. (Types.) 
26, 25), 2 (V. 111, 117, 108, 
110, 107; C. 22, 21, 23, 20, 
19), & yg. (V. 101, 105; C, 25, 
24). 
b, e-d. Q (V. 107, 110, 108; Ceylon. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
C. 24, 22, 24), 
