48. Lycopon. ; 349 
b. Ventrals laterally angulate, 
a. Loreal present. 
* Internasal extensively in contact with the loreal. 
Two loreals; analentire.............. 4. anamallensis, p. 351. 
One loreal ; anal divided (rarely entire).. 5. aulicus, p. 352. 
** Tnternasal not or but slightly in contact with the 
loreal. 
EE aio 66565 ove cw ee ie 6. laoengis, p. 354. 
PMR EIT pie Eatin, 4.0 > 6. s+ 0 digi8b's nave 7. travancoricus, p. 355. 
B. No loreal, prefrontal in contact with the labials. 
Three labials entering the eye; ventrals 
EP cians cose ccs e eens 8. effrensis, p. 356. 
Two labials entering the eye; ventrals [p. 356. 
Deh sc '5 so didc se ee sd 9. atropurpureus, 
2. Scales in 19 rows; subcaudals single. 
10. stormi, p. 357. 
B. Scales keeled. 
1. Scales in 17 rows; subcaudals in two rows. 
Seales strongly keeled; subcaudals 155- 
Me ova .a's coc dienes 60 11. albofuscus, p. 357. 
Seales feebly keeled; subcaudals 77-90.. 12. fasciatus, p. 358. 
2. Scales in 19 rows. 
Seales feebly keeled; subcaudals in two 
ear oe 13. gammiei, p. 358. 
Scales strongly keeled; subcaudals single. 14. carinatus, p. 358. 
IL. No preocular ; prefrontal entering the eye ; scales in 17 rows ; 
subcaudals in two rows ........ 15. subcinetus, p. 359. 
1. Lycodon striatus. 
Russell, Ind. Serp. i. pls. xvi. & xxvi. (1796). 
Coluber striatus, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 527 (1802). 
— agens Daud. Rept. vii. p. 46 (1803). 
—— galathea, Daud, t. c. p. 55. 
Lycodon malignus, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 551. 
—— galathea, Boie, /. c. 
? Lycodon napei, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 384 (1854). 
Lycodon aulicus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 202 (1858). 
—— striatus, Giinth. Rept, Brit. Ind. p. 318 (1864); Stoliczka, 
Journ. As. Soc, Beng. xxxix. 1870, p. 200; Anders. Proc. Zool. 
Soc. 1871, Soap Peters, Sitzh. Ges, naturf, Freunde, 1831, p. 90 ; 
Murray, Zool, Sind, p. 384 (1884); Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. 
p- 202 (1890), and Proc. Zool, Soc. 1891, p. 632. 
Snout much depressed, slightly projecting; eye rather small. 
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