400 COLUBRID, 
ratty semifasciatus, Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxix. 1860, 
Tyria ventrimaculata, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1862, B. 338, 
Zamenis ventrimaculatus, Giinth, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 258 (1864) ; 
Stoliczka, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 73 . 82; Bend cane As, Soe, 
Beng. xliv. 1875, » p 208; Theob. Rept. rit, Ind. p. 169 
(1876) ; OF C180) ol. Sind, p- 378 (1884) ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., 
Rept. p. 825 (1890 
persicus, Jan, om Gén, 23, pl. ii. fig. 1 (1867). 
Coluber Cane semifasciatus, Theob. Cat. Rept. As. Soc. Mus. 
1868, 
Condpatenia’ semifasciata, Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxxix. 
1870, p. 188; Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit, Ind. p. 164. 
Zamenis ventrimaculatus, part., Blanf. Zool. Persia, p. 414 (1876), 
Snout obtuse, feebly projecting. Rostral.as deep as broad or a 
little broader than deep, hollowed out beneath, the portion visible 
from above not half as long as its distance from the frontal; inter- 
nasals as long as or a little shorter than the prefrontals; frontal 
considerably broader than the supraocular, once and one fourth to 
once and one third as long as broad, as long as its distance from the 
end of the snout or slightly longer, shorter than the parietals ; 
loreal usually not longer than deep; one preocular, in contact with 
the frontal; a small subocular below the preocular; two post- 
oculars ; temporals 242 or 2+38; nine upper labials, fifth and 
sixth entering the eye ; four or five lower labials in contact with 
the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin-shields as long as or 
longer than the anterior and separated by two series of scales, 
Scales perfectly smooth, in 19 rows. Ventrals very distinctly 
angulate laterally, 194-211 ; ; anal divided; subcaudals 82-119. 
Greyish or olive above, usually with more or less marked transverse 
dark bars which are narrower than the interspaces between them ; 
a series of black spots on each side of the belly; a black obhgae 
streak below the eye and another on the temple. 
Total length 900 millim. ; tail 230. 
From the Euphrates through Persia, Afghanistan, and Baluchis- 
tan to Kashmere, the Punjab, Sind, Cutch, and Bombay. 
a. 2 (V. 210; C.101). Euphrates. (Type of C. chesnet.) 
b. 3 (V. 209; C. 106). Mesopotamia. ache Jones 
. (V. 208, 210, 206; Fao, Persia. W.D.Cumming,Esq. 
, 104, 99). P.}. 
Te a wv 204 ; . 92). Bushire, Persia. Dr. Leith [P.). 
g. 3 (V. 199; C. 82). Bushire, Persia. 
A. 9, imperfect (V.?; OC. Bezd, Afghanistan. Dr. J. ihe 
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Bovndexy Com Comm. 
i-k. Yg. (V. 194,203; C. Gwadar, Baluchistan. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 
,l 1. 
Lo? (V. 211; C. 119). Between Kashmere A. A. Kinloch, Esq. 
and Murree. wi aa 
m. 2 (V.209; C.110). West of Jodhpur, Sind. ite a Esq. 
n. 9 (V. 208; C. 108). Kurrachee. Det Lath Ek 
o. Hgr. (V.200; C.102). Kurrachee. .- Kurrachee Mus, oh 
