228 CAPT. R. H. BEDDOME ON NEW UROPELTID^. [JunC 9, 



8000 feet ; it is dug up in gardens, and found under the turf and 

 under stones. My largest specimen is 14 inches long; it rarely, 

 however, attains that size : the one figured is the usual size of the 

 adult. 



f). Plectrurus guenthbri. (PI. XXVII.) 



Scales of the neck in 1 7 rows ; anterior portion of the trunk in 1 3 

 rows, of the rest of the body in 15 rows ; head-shields as in P. per- 

 rotteti, only the rostral is not produced so far back. All the scales of 

 the tail 5-6-keeled, and some of the approximated scales of the body 

 also keeled ; terminal scale of the tail with four sharp points, and 

 covered with small tubercles ; abdominals 1 72, and a bifid anal ; sub- 

 caudals 12. Total length 13 inches, circumference If inch. Colour 

 of the body of a bright reddish purple ; belly yellow, the yellow 

 colour rising up on the sides of the tnuik into regular pyramid- 

 shaped markings, and the purple colour descending in the sam.e way 

 down to the abdominals. 



I procured this very fine species in the moist forests at Walaghat, 

 on the western slopes' of the Nilgherries (3500 feet elevation). I 

 have great pleasure in naming it after Dr. Giinther. 



** Eye small, no supraorhital shield. 



10. Plectrtjrus W'YNANDENSIS. 



Scales round the body 15, round the neck Ifi or 17; rostral 

 scarcely produced back between the nasals ; no supraorhital ; muzzle 

 more obtuse than in P. perrotteti ; eye small ; subcaudals 1 1 pairs ; 

 anal large, bifid ; tail compressed ; scales smooth, terminal spinose, 

 tail ending in a single horny point. Colour bluish black, with 

 broad white blotches on the belly, which become larger and more 

 numerous towards the tail ; tail uniform bluish black. 



Wynand, elevation 3500 feet. 



11. PlECTRURUS PULNEYENSIS. (PI. XXV. fig. 2.) 



Rostral rather obtuse, produced back between the nasals, and 

 touching the frontals, nasals not meeting ; eye small, in front of the 

 ocular shield ; no supraorbitals ; vertical 6-sided ; occipitals rounded 

 behind ; 4 upper labials. Scales round the neck 19, round the 

 body 17 ; subcaudals, male, about 12, female 6-8. Tail compressed, 

 ending in a small spinose keel, more or less bicuspid. Scales of the 

 tail all smooth. Colour uniform earthy brown ; a lateral bright yel- 

 low streak from the labials continued on each side of the trunk, about 

 1 inch or 1^ inch in length ; a few minute yellow specks on the 

 back ; belly with broad bright yellow transverse bands, very irregular 

 as to number and shape ; yellow markings about the vent and tail. 



Very abundant on the Pulney Hills, 7000 to 8000 feet, where it 

 takes the place of P. perrotteti of the Nilgherries ; in habits, &c. 

 exactly the same as P. perrotteti. 



The very brilliant yellow fades in spirits. 



