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stripe thus formed begins on the neck as a continuation of the 

 sapraocular head stripes, and ends at the base of the tail. A 

 greyish costal stripe involving the upper two-thirds of the last row^ 

 the penultimate, and the edge of the third row begins in the 

 lore, passes behind the eye and extends down the body to the 

 tail tip. A buff stripe intervenes between the two stripes above 

 mentioned, and a second buff stripe involves the lower third 

 of the last row, and the edge of the ventrals. In some specimens 

 there is only a series of subapical spots on the 6th costal row, 

 and no other stripes. There are three longitudinal dark stripes 

 on the head, the median ending before nape. On the chin 

 there are three stripes, one median, and two lateral, one on 

 each lower lip, all being joined on the mental shield. There is 

 also some central mottling on many of the gular scales, and on the 

 anterior ventrals. 



The dentition is as follows : — 



Maxillary. — In front 5 small teeth, the first 3 increasing in 

 size ; then a gap which is succeeded by 8 progressively diminishing 

 teeth, and finally 2 enlarged and grooved teeth. Palatine — 10 to 

 11 subequal. Pterygoid — 14 to 15 subequal. Mandibular — 25 to 

 26, the first 4 or 5 increasing in size, after which the succeeding 

 teeth progressively diminish in size. 



