80 COLUBRID. 
C. Fawn-colour, without spots or markings, or with traces of 
darker cross-bands. 
a. 2 (V. 268; C.132). Mindanao. A. Everett, Esq. [C.). 
b. His 3 (V. 261; C. Rejang R., Sarawak. Brooke tow, ae (Py 
22. Dipsadomorphus forsteni. 
Triglyphodon forsteni, Dum. § Bibr. ene 1077 (1854). 
—— tessellatum, Dum. § Bibr, t.c. p. 1082. 
Dipsas forsteni, Jan, Elenco, p. 104 (1863); Giinth. . Brit. Ind. 
p. 809 (1864) ; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 187; Stoliczka, 
Journ. As. Soc. Beng. x). 1871, p. 489; Theob. Cat. t. Brit. 
Ind. p. 198 (1876) ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 362 (1890). 
—— tessellata, Jan, /. c. ' 
—— cynodon, var., F. Miill. Verh. Nat. Ges. Basel, vi. 1878, 
p. 689, 
Anterior palatine and mandibular’ teeth strongly enlarged. 
Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals 
broader than long, much shorter than the prefrontals; frontal as 
long as broad, or a little longer than broad, as long as or a little 
shorter than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than 
the parietals ; loreal square, or deeper than long; one procular, 
extending to the upper surface of the head but not reaching the 
frontal; two or three postoculars; temporals very small and 
numerous, scale-like; eight to eleven upper labials, third, fourth, 
and fifth, or fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the eye ; three or four 
lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as 
large as or a little larger than the posterior; latter separated from 
each other by scales. Scales in 25 to 31 rows, vertebral row feebly 
enlarged. Ventrals 254-270; anal entire; subcaudals 103-131. 
Brown above, uniform or with more or less regular, angular, black 
cross-bars, with or without white spots between them; usually a 
black band from the frontal shield to the nape, and another on each 
side behind the eye; lower parts white, uniform or spotted with 
brown. ' 
Total length 1720 millim. ; tail 330. 
India and Ceylon. 
a-b. Yg., dry. Matheran, Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.}. 
ce, d, 4 3 Tee. 20; V. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.}. 
, 
254; C. 111), hgr. (Se. 
27; V. 269; C. 103), 
& ve. (Sc. 29; V. 268; 
C. 119). 
fg. 3 9, imperfect. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.}. 
h. 3 (Se. 29; V. 263; OC. Madras Pres, Sir W, Elliot [P.}. 
112). 
i,k. 3 (Sc. 27; V. 262; India. 
C.111) & 92 (Se. 27; $ 
V. 265; C, 108). 
Ld ie 7; V.257; 0. ——P Zoological Society. 
