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vertebral row being nearly obsolete, and the abdominal row very 

 strongly marked. This specimen contained thirty-four oval 

 eggs, the size of sparrows', and exhibits the ordinary style of 

 coloration. 



h. Young male. Body . . . 14'50 



Tail . . . 7-00=21-50 



Colours vivid, greenish olive, with three reticulating rows of 

 darlc spots down the back, and the sides ornamented with well- 

 marlced dark bars, at intervals of three scuta. The skin of the 

 sides and fore part of the body bright vermilion-red. In the 

 adult these side bars degenerate into spots. AYriting from 

 memory, my impression is that the bright-red interstitial skin is 

 much more deeply developed in the Tropidonoti of Birma than is 

 the case usually in Bengal. 



This species is extremely abundant throughout the Province. 



T. STOLATUS, L. 



a. Adult female. Body . . 19-50 



Tail . . . 4-50=24-00 

 This specimen contained eleven fusiform elongate eggs, 0'70, in 

 May, and is the largest I have seen. Seasonally the head, neck, 

 and sides are deeply suffused, with vermilion. It is an extremely 

 common species in the Province. 



T. STRIOLATUS, Blyth. 



a. Adult. Body 22 '50 



Tail 1200=34-50 



Colour pale olive-brown. A dark patch below the eye. A 

 conspicuous dark leaden stripe from behind the eye, over the 

 angle of the mouth, all down the side, with a narrower stripe 

 below it. 



I have not noticed this species on the mainland, where, however, 

 it doubtless occurs. The type came from the Andamans. 



T. ANGTJSTICEPS, Blyth**. Arakau. 



T. suBMiNiATUS, Eein. 



a. Adult female. Body . . 25-80 



Tail . . . 8-00=33-80 

 Colour olive-brown, passing into yellowish green on the neck 

 and head. Interstitial skin of neck bright vermilion (seasonally). 



