THE COMMON INDIAN SNAKES. 216 



present, and apical facets in pairs. Ventrals. — 210 to 278, angulate. 

 Anal. — Entire. Suhcmtdals — 65 to 110 divided. 



Dentition. — (From four specimens in my collection from Mala- 

 kand, Chitral, Multan, and Delhi?). Maxillary. — 16 to 19 uninter- 

 rupted, subequal, or the posterior perhaps progressively decreasing 

 in length. Palatine. — 9 to 10, subequal, and about as long as the 

 maxillary. Pterygoid. — 15 to 19, slightly decreasing' in length 

 anteriorly and posteriorly. Mandibular. — 20 to 22, the 3rd to about 

 the 7th or 9th subequal, the rest progressively reducing in length 

 posteriorly and anteriorly. The intracranial lining membrane 

 is black, and this colour is more or less visible through the calva- 

 rium. 



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