66 COLUBRID, 
a,b, 2 (Se. 21; V. 238, Darjeeling. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 
; ©. 107, 109). ran 
e. ¢ ae 21; V. 233; C. Darjeeling. Wip Blanford, Esq. 
d-f. 3 (Se. 19; V. 227, Bhamo, Upper Burma, M. L. Fea [C.]. 
228; C.94, 104) & yp. 
(Se. 19; V. 228; °C. 
ne (S Vv P W. Theobald, Esq 
g-h. 8 (Se. 19; V.242; Pegu. ‘ e0 ; 4 
C.101) & Q (Se. 19; [C.}. 
V. 238; C. 96). (Types of D. ochracea.) 
t-k. Yg. (Sc. 21, V. 232, Burma. ; ol. Beddome [C. ]. 
218; C. 109, 113). 
5. Dipsadomorphus ceylonensis. 
Dipsadomorphus ceylonensis, Giinth. Cat. p. 176 (1858). 
Dipsas ceylonensis, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 314, pl. xxiii. fig. B 
(1864) ; F. Mill. Verh. Nat. Ges, Basel, viii. 1887, p. 275; Bouleng. 
Faun. Ind., Rept. p.359 (1890); W. Sclater, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
Ix. 1891, p. 243. 
hexagonata, part., Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 185, 
— nuchalis, Giinth. Proc. Zool, Soc, 1875, p. 233. 
Anterior palatine teeth scarcely longer than the posterior; 
anterior mandibular teeth moderately enlarged. Rostral a little 
broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals broader 
than long, shorter than the preefrontals ; frontal as long as broad or 
a little longer than »road, as long as or longer than its distance 
from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; loreal as 
long as deep or deeper than long; one or two preoculars, reaching 
the upper surface of the head, often in contact with or narrowly 
separated from the frontal ; two postoculars; temporals small, 2 or 
3+3 or 4; eight (rarely nine) upper labials, third, fourth, and 
fifth (or fourth, fifth, and sixth) entering the eye; four or five 
lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 
shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19 or 21 rows, vertebral row 
much enlarged. Ventrals 214-268; anal entire; subcaudals 90- 
125. Pale brown or greyish above, with a series of dark brown or 
blackish transverse spots or bands; nape with a dark blotch or 
three dark longitudinal streaks, or a transverse bar; a more or less 
distinct dark streak from the eye to the angle of the mouth; lower 
parts yellowish, dotted with brown, usually with a lateral series of 
brown spots. 
Total length 1320 millim. ; tail 250. 
Ceylon ; hills of the West Coast of India. 
a, b-d. 3 (Se. 19; V. 235; Ceylon, 7 
©. 107), hgr. (Se. 19; 
Bagi af iY} 
0. 16a 
e. 9 (Sc. 19; V. 219; Ceylon. A. _ Esq. 
f-g. Hgr.d (Se.19; V.257, Ceylon. R. Templeton 
$00 7 la dl le Eq. (P.]. 
>(Types.) 
