SNAKES OF CEYLON. 



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shielded part of the head ; studded with conical tubercles 

 radiating from a blunt conical process in the lower central part 

 of the shield/ (Fig. 8.) 



Fig. 8. — Uropeltis grandis showing top of the tail. 

 (X lh) 



Dentition. — Maxillary : Anododont, feebly kumatodont. 

 Palatine : None. Pterygoid : None. Mandibular : Anododont, 

 feebly kumatodont. (Fig. 9.) 



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Fig. 9.— Jaws of Uropeltis grandis. 



(a) Maxilla. 



(b) Mandible. 



Distribution. — Peculiar to Ceylon. There is only one 

 species, viz., grandis. 

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