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MR. B. G. BOULENGER ON SOME 



Text-fioiive 3. 



Relationships and distribution. 



3. Yar. vittatus Blgr. 30-34 scales round the body, the two 



median dorsal rows not enlarged ; brown above, without 

 spots or ocelli, with a light dorso-lateiul and a dark brown 

 or black lateral band, both sharply defined. Maximum 

 length from snout to vent 11-5 mm. 



4. Yar. tiligugu Grnel. 28-34 scales round the body, the two 



median dorsal rows not or but feebly enlarged ; olive or 

 brown above, with black and white ocelli and a well-defined 

 yellowish dorso-lateral band edged with black below. Maxi- 

 mum length from snout to vent 150 mm. 



5. Forma typica Blgr. 26-32 scales round the body, the two 



median rows not or but feebly enlarged ; yellowish or brown 

 above, with black and white ocelli, sometimes confluent 

 into irregular transverse bands ; a light dorso-lateral band 

 sometimes present. Maximum length from snout to vent 

 140 mm. 



6. Yar. linosce, n. 30 scales round the body, the two median dorsal 



rows not enlarged ; dark brown above, ocellated all over, 

 with or without a more or less distinct pale dorso-lateral 

 band ; belly grey ; gular region spotted with black. Maxi- 

 mum length from snout to vent 80 mm. 



7. Yar. ragazzii Blgr. 24 scales round the body, the two median 



dorsal rows feebly enlarged ; pale greyish brown above, with 

 an ill-defined paler dorso-lateral band ; no ocellar spots 

 except on the posterior pai't of the body, the hind limbs, and 

 the tail ; crowded black spots form a lateral band from 

 nostril to above axil, passing through the eye and above the 

 ear-opening. Maximum length from snout to vent 75 mm. 



