394 COLUBRID. 
Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals 
shorter than the prefrontals ; frontal once and a half as long as 
broad, as long as its distance from the rostral, as long as the 
parietals ; one pree- and two postoculars ; seven upper labials, third 
and fourth entering the eye, sixth largest and forming a suture with 
the parietal; anterior chin-shields in contact with the symphysial 
and with four lower labials; posterior chin-shields as long as the 
anterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 228-230; anal divided; 
subcaudals 12-22. Blackish above, barred black and red below ; 
a yellowish occipital collar. 
Total length 430 millim. ; tail 15. 
Philippine Islands. 
3. Hemibungarus nigrescens. 
P Elaps malabaricus, Jerdon, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxii. 1853, p. 522. 
Callophis nigrescens, Giinth. a4 ¥ “eae N. H. (8) ix. F862, 
p. 181, and Rept. Brit. Ind. l. xxiv. fig. F (1864) ; 
Theob. Cat. Rept. Brit. Ind. p ‘318 (1876); Phipson, Journ. 
Bomb. N. H. Soc. ii. 1887, p. 248; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. 
. 384 (1890). 
Ca lophia concinnus, Beddome, Madras Quart. Journ. Med. Se. 
1863 
— pentalineatus, Beddome, Madras Monthly Journ. Med. Se. 1871. 
Rostral broader than deep; frontal as long as its distance from 
the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals ; one pre- 
and two postoculars; a single temporal; seven upper Jabials, third 
and fourth entering the eye; anterior chin-shields as long as the 
posterior or a little shorter, in contact with four labials. Scales in 
13 rows. Ventrals 218-251; anal usually divided; subcaudals 
33-44. Falls into several colour-varieties, which are connected by 
insensible gradations; head and nape black, with an oblique yellow 
band, sometimes broken up into spots, on each side from the 
parietals to behind the angle of the mouth; upper lip yellow in 
front of and behind the eye ; lower parts uniform red. 
Total length 1100 millim.; tail 115. 
Hills of Western India, from Bombay to Travancore. 
A. Dark purplish brown above, with three or five longitudinal 
series of black, light-edged spots. 
a, Hgr. (V. 218; C. 32). Shevaroys, 4000 ft. Col. Beddome [0.]. 
B. The spots confluent and forming three or five longitudinal black 
bands edged with whitish. (C. nigrescens, Gthr.) 
a. 9 (V. 241; C. 34). India. pt we (P Pr Tet 
(T 
b. d (V. 241; C. 48). Nilgherries, ool Boddne ae 
c. d (V. 244; C, 42). Kotagiri, Nil- J. R. Henderson 
gherries, 
d. Hgr. (V. 242; C.34). . Wynad. ont bia [0.]. 
