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black. It grows to about 20 inches, and it lacks all the points gi 

 above as peculiar to kraits. 



iven 



7Ws 



Fig. 10,~ Bungarus fasc atus (x 2). 



Supplementary characters. — The vertebral row is more enlarged than 

 in any others of the genus, the scales being considerably brcader than 

 long. The back is ridged along the spine, and the tail is blunt, and 

 finger-like {see fig. 9 A). 



Distribution. — Extending from the Malayan region, this species is 

 found distributed over an extensive area oh the eastern side of our 

 Indian possessions. It is common in Upper and Lower Burmah and 

 Assam, and extends westward to Bengal. Its extreme southern and 

 western limits in Peninsular India are somewhat doubtful. I believ 



