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Scuta ahdominalia 245. 



Scutella subcaudalia 78. 

 Habitat. Bengal. 



Light brown ; yellowish white beneath. 

 Vernacular name, Chittee. 



Genus Coluber, Boie. 



Coluber Dhumna. Col. olivaceo-viridis, squamis nigro-mar- 

 ginatis, abdomine margaritaceo, scutis scutellisque nigro-cla- 

 vatis. 



Scuta ahdominalia 187. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 119. , 



Habitat. Camatic, Orissa, Bengal, Nepal, Asam, Arracan, Tenas- 

 serim. 



Olive-green ; the scales edged with black ; the stomach pearl- 

 coloured, edged with black. 



Vernacular name, Dhumna or Dhameen. 



Coluber porphyraceus. Col. Icete porphyraceus, lineis nigris 

 transversalibus albo-marginatis, pone quas linece duce nigrce 

 dorsales, cequidistantes ; subtus Icete Jlavus. 

 Scuta ahdominalia 213. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 64. 

 Habitat. Mishmee HiUs, Asam. 



Bright porphyry- red, with black transverse lines edged with 

 white, the posterior portion of the body with two black parallel 

 dorsal lines ; beneath light yellow. 



Coluber (juadrifasciatus. Col. superne Icete brunneo-virides- 

 cens Jasciis dorsalibus iv. nigris, albo interruptis ; infra Jlavus. 

 Scuta ahdominalia 248. 

 Scutella subcaudalia 82. 

 Habitat. Asam. 



Above light greenish-brown, with 4 black dorsal bands interrupted 

 with white ; beneath yellow. 



Coluber curvirostris. Col. supra partim Iceti olivaceo-viridis, 

 pu7ictis et lineis obliquis alhis nigrisque, partim ceneus; abdomine 

 suhfusco. ^ 



Scuta ahdominalia 220. » 



Scutella subcaudalia 85. 

 Habitat. Bengal. 



Above bright olive-green, with white and black dots, and oblique 

 bronze-coloured lines ; beneath light yellow. 

 Vernacular name, Tukkr-Bora. 



Coluber reticularis. Col. superne hrunneo-nigrescens, annulis 

 albidis reticulatis, contiguis et lineis ejusdem coloris transversa- 

 libus ornatus, cuudd hrunned nigrescenti, alterne griseo-flaves- 

 centi ; infra griseo-Jlavescens nigro-maculatus. 



