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pale centre. Yellowish below. Grows to 16 inches. Circumference 

 in the middle T^th of entire length. 



Inhabits the Anamallay hills and the Dekkan. 



Family Toeteicid^. 

 Body cylindrical with head not distinct from neck. Tail 

 extremely short. Rudimentary pelvic limbs hidden in a groove 

 on either side of vent. Scales smooth. The veiitrals slightly 

 larger than the other scales. One pair of frontals. Six upper 

 labials. A mental fold. 



Ctlindeophis, Wagler. 

 Nostril in a large plate, which forms a suture with the oppo- 

 site nasal behind the rostral. Occipitals small. Eyes small with 

 a round pupil and surrounded by a supraorbital, a postocular, 

 two labials and the frontal, 



0. rufus, Laur. 



Scales in 19 or 21 rows. Sub-caudals 6-9. Colour brown. 

 Belly with white cross bands extending up the sides (red 

 seasonally ?). A red collar and lower part of taiL during life 

 bright red. 



Grows to 30 inches. 



Inhabits the Malayan Archipelago, Tenasserim, Pegu, and the 

 Irawadi valley. 



C. maculatus, L. 



Scales in 21 rows. Ventrals not much larger than the adjoin- 

 ing scales. Sub-caudals 5-6. Colour brown above, white below 

 reticulated with black lines and bands, a black vertebral line and 

 an irregular lateral one. Transverse bands on the back, narrow, 

 on the belly broad. Head and neck black, followed by a red (?) 

 collar, an oblique white (red ?) band descends from the occipitals 

 to the throat. 



Grows to 24 inches. 



Inhabits Ceylon. 



It is probable that during life, at all events seasonally, the 

 . ' white ' as described in this snake, is a bright red. 



