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Synopsis of the Species. 
I. Snout without dermal appendage. 
_ A. Ventral shields less than 200. 
One postocular; no loreal; two labials 
entering the eye; subcaudals 69-82.. 1. perroteti, p. 178. 
Two postoculars; one or two loreals; 
one labial entering the eye ; subcaudals 
Me LOO +. chtes nea eh) bth saakas ss 2, dispar, p. 179. 
Two postoculars ; three -or four loreals ; 
one labial entering the eye; subcaudals 
BESS TS Gg eee ees «oY GS 3. fronticinctus, p. 179. 
Two postoculars; two to four loreals; 
two or three labials entering the eye; 
subcaudals 115-156 .............. 4. xanthozona, p. 180. 
B. Ventrals 203-235; subcaudals 158-207. 
Anal divided (rarely entire) .......... 5. prasinus, p. 180. 
Anal Cniire (5 iv saFo-skivle «hv Hits pred 6. fasctolatus, p. 182. 
II. Snout ending in a dermal appendage ; no loreal. 
Rostral appendage formed entirely by the 
pombe Css 8. BEE eae 7. mycterizans, p. 182. 
Rostral appendage covered with small 
PONIES: BUOYS «6 o's scan cic cupie' st apie 8. pulverulentus, p. 184. 
1. Dryophis perroteti. 
pane ary perroteti, Dum. § Bibr. vii. -D. 899 (1854). 
at P canariensis, Jerdon, Journ, As. Soc. Beng. xxii. 1855, 
his tropidococcyx, Giinth. Cat. p. 157 (1858). 
Drviophis ropid rroteti, Giinth. Ann. §& Mag. N. H. (8) vi. 1860, 
p. 428, pl. vii. : figs 5-7, and Rept. Brit. Sun p. 301 (1864), 
Dryophi sa ia Jan, "Elenco, p. 89 (1863); Peters, Mon. Berl. 
Ac. 1 Ted Bop 452; Jan, Icon. Gén, 33, pl. v. fig, 2 (1869) ; Bouleng. 
Faun, I: . 8368 (1890). 
Tragops ah ag 7 0b, Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind, p. 191 (1876). 
Snout obtusely pointed and projecting, without dermal appendage, 
not quite twice as long as the eye. No loreal, internasals and 
prefrontals in contact with the labials ; frontal longer than its 
distance from the end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; one 
preocular, in contact with the frontal ; one postocular ; temporals 
142 or 2+2; eight (rarely nine) upper labials, fourth and fifth 
entering the eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior 
chin-shields, which are as long as the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, 
those on sacral region keeled. Ventrals 185-147; anal divided; 
subcaudals 69-82. Bright green above; yellowish or ‘Pale green 
beneath, with a green lateral line, 
Total length 560 millim. ; tail 135. 
North Canara and N ilgherries. 
