SNAKES OF CEYLON, 



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c Po 



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1st Ventral 



Fig. 40. — Zaocys mucosus (life size). 



nine. Anal : Rarely entire. Subcaudals : A few are occa- 

 sionally entire. 



Dentition. — From six sknlls in my collection. Maxillary : 

 20 to 24. Palatine : 14 to 18. Pterygoid : 21 to 24. Mandi- 

 bular : 17 to 22. 



Distribution. — (a) General : Its range of distribution is 

 very extensive. It is found throughout the whole Indian 

 Peninsula, from Ceylon in the south to the Himalayas in the 



