184 COLUBRID. 
Sth, v. ous) ke Ceylon. a a Esq. 
(V. 181, 174; C. 140, 
152). 
Ww, “ii 9 (V. 172,174; Ceylon. 
. 163, 142) & 
(V. 181; C. 153). 
z. ¢ (V. 203; 0.155). Assam (?). Dr. Cantor. 
a. Yg. (V. 190; C. 144). Rangoon. 
B. d (V. 200; C. 156). Toungoo. E. W. Oates, Esq. 
y- d (V.199; 0. 158), Toungyi,8.Shan States, Lieut, Blakeway[C.]. 
8. g (V.198; 0.146), Siam, J. Bowring, Esq. [P.]. 
<, (7. Skulls. Bengal. 
8. Dryophis pulverulentus. 
Dryinus pulverulentus, Dum. & Bibr. vii. p. 812 (1854). 
Darien niyetetiennn part., Giinth. Cat. “! 160 (1858). 
Dryophis pulverulentus, Jan, Elenco, p. 88 (1863), and Icon. Gén. 
32, pl. v. fig. 1 (1869) ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 371 (1890). 
Passerita pun urascens, Giinth. t. Brit. Ind, p. 306, pl. xxiii. 
; Theob, Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind, p. 194 (1876). 
Snout pointed, terminating in a dermal appendage which is 
longer than the eye, formed below by the rostral and covered above 
with numerous small scales or warts; the length of the snout, 
without the appendage, more than twice the diameter of the eye. 
Nasals in contact behind the rostral appendage, or narrowly 
separated ; no loreal; internasals and prefrontals in contact with 
the labials ; frontal as long as its distance from the nasals, as long 
as or a little longer than the parietals ; two preoculars, with one 
subocular below them ; upper preocular in contact with the frontal ; 
two postoculars ; temporals 24+2 or 243; eight upper labials, 
fifth entering the eye; four lower labials in contact with the 
anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales 
in 15 rows. Ventrals 180-191 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 154-173. 
Greyish, powdered with brown, with blackish transverse spots 
above ; a dark brown rhomboidal spot on the upper surface of the 
head, and a brown band on each side, passing through the eye. 
Total length 1730 millim.; tail 710. 
Ceylon and Southern India. 
a, b, c. 9 (V. 182, 180, Ceylon. (Types of P. pur- 
190 ; C. 164, 154, 152), purascens.) 
d,e. 2 (V.191; 0.172) Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 
& hgr. (V. 182; 0.169). 
Skull. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [0.). 
176, THELOTORNIS. 
Thelotornis, Smith, Ill. Zool, 8. Afr., Rept., App. p. 19 (1849). 
Peters, Reise n. Mossamb, iii. p. 131 (1882). 
Oxybelis, part., Dum. §& Bibr. Erp. Gén, vii, p. 818 (1854). 
