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 SUPPRESSION OF MELANELAPS MCPHERSONL 



By 



Major F. Wall, I.M.S., C.M.Z.S. 



Whilst in the British Museum recently I saw a specimen of the 

 snake described by me in this Journal (Vol. XVII., p. 27) as 

 Melanelaps mcphersoni. I learnt from Mr. Boulenger that he had 

 already described it under the name of Atractaspis andersonii. 



He received his specimen from Aden Hinterland about the same 

 time as I did mine, but his description appeared first, and the snake 

 must, therefore, rest under his title, my own being suppressed. 



THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA AND HOW TO 

 RECOGNISE THEM. 



By 



Major F. Wall, I.M.S., C.M.Z.S. 



Correction. 



In my paper on Poisonous Snakes of India in this Volume (No. 1, 

 page 69) an error occurs — Callophis trimaeulatus being misplaced. 



Melanelaps mcphersoni, being an Arabian Snake, is best considered 

 outside our sphere, and I accordingly reconstruct the key as follows : — 

 Key to the identification of the Species. 

 ANAL ENTIRE. 



TEMPORAL TOUCHES 5th AND 6th SUPRA- 

 LABIALS ONLY. (See T,fig. 152?.) 



Internasal not touching prseocular. (See Int. 

 and Pra., fig. 15B.) 



Belly uniform red Doliophis bivirgatus. 



Belly barred with black Doliophis intestinalis. 



Internasal touching prasocular. (See Int. 



and Pra., fig. 16B.) Naia tripudians. 



