244 W. L. Sclater — Notes on the Snakes in the Indian Museum. [No. 3, 



Of Dijpsas ceylonensis, the Indian Musenm possesses examples from 

 the Anamalai hills only ; of D. rmltifasciata besides the type from Suba- 

 thu near Simla examples from Mussooree, Naini Tal and Darjeeling. 



DiPSAS CYANEA, (Dum. & Bibr.), Boulenger, p. 361. 



This species occurs in Tenasserim ; there is an example in the In- 

 dian Museum from Tavoy. 



DiPSAS CTNODON, Cuv., Giinther Reptiles Brit. Ind., p. 368. 



This species must be added to the fauna of the Indian Empire ; there 

 are in the Indian Museum undoubted examples from the Garo hills 

 (Oapt. Williamson), Samagooting (Capt. Butler) and Cachar (Museum 

 Collector) in Assam ; and from Thyetmyo (W. T. Blanford) the Burma- 

 Siam hills (Museum Collector), and Mergui (W. Theobald) in Burma ; 

 this species is recorded from two of the above localities by Theobald in 

 his Catalogue of the Snakes of the Asiatic Society, and it seems curious 

 that this should have been overlooked by Boulenger. 



Dryophis peonticinctus, Giinth., Boulenger, p. 368. 



There is a snake in the Indian Museum from Sibsagar in Assam 

 presented by Mr.S. E. Peal which I am unable to identify with any 

 other species ; if this is the case it canaot be that this snake is confined 

 to the neighbourhood of brackish water as is suggested by Stoliczka. 



Dryophis mycterizans, (Daud.), Boulenger, p. 370. 



This snake like many other Southei-n Indian species extends north- 

 westwards as far as Mt. Aboo in Rajputana. 



Dryophis pulverulentus, (Dum. & Bibr.), Boulenger, p. 371, 



This species is apparently generally distributed throughout Penin- 

 sular India, there are six undoubted examples in the Indian Museum 

 collected by Mr. V. Ball in Maunbhoom. 



Cerberus rhynchops, (Schneid.), Boulenger, p. 374. 



This species appears to be common on the Andamans and Nicobars. 



Hypsirhina blanfordii, Boulenger, p. 377. 



This species is founded on a single specimen described by Blanford 

 as probably from the neighbourhood of Bassein ; this unique specimen 

 does not seem to be in the British Museum as Mr. Boulenger distinctly 

 says that he has not been able to examine it ; there is, however, an ex- 



