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S. Beddomei Giinther. Ann. & Mag.,N. H., 1862, January, p. 56, 

 Snout obtuse. Rostral compressed into a slight keel above, 

 longer tban the vertical, caudal disk ill defined, nearly as long as 

 the tail, each scale with two or three strong keels. Scales in the 

 middle of the body in 17 rows. Ventrals 178. Five or six pairs 

 of sub-caudals. Colour brown. Each scale on the sides with a 

 pair of whitish dots, each ventral with a whitish spot. A yellow 

 line along the side of the neck commencing at the gape. Vent 

 and tip of tail, yellow. 

 Grows to 11 inches. 



Inhabits the Nilghiri and Anamallay Hills at from 3,000 to 

 4,600 feet. 



S. oceUatta Beddome. P. Z. S., 1863, p. 226. 



Snout pointed. Rostral much shorter than the vertical and 

 slightly compressed above. Caudal disk twice as long as broad,, 

 each scale with three or four strong keels. Scales in the middle 

 of the body in 17 rows. Ventrals 199, 203. Sub-caudals 8 or 10, 

 entire or divided. Colour yellowish olive, darker towards the 

 head and tail. Of the female dull brownish. Of the young dark 

 purplish brown, all with numerous closely set irregulai? transverse 

 series of yellow, black edged ocelli, always two on each side. 

 Along the belly a corresponding series of yellow, black edged 

 spots. Belly brownish. 



Grows to 14'5 inches. 



Inhabits the Nilghiris at Walaghat: in dense forest. 



S. Elliotti, Gray. P. Z. S., 1858, p. 262. 



Uropeltis Geylanicus Guv. Regne Anim. 



Coloburus Geylanicus, Dum et Bib. VII, p. 164, tab. 59, f. 3., 



Silyhura Nilgherriensis, Bed. P. Z. S., 1863, p. 226, PI. 26, f. 1. 

 Snout obtusely conical. Rostral shorter than the vertical, not 

 keeled above. Caudal disk flatttened in females, convex and ill 

 defined in males, twice (or more) as long as broad ; each scale 

 with two or three strong keels. Scales in the middle of the 

 body in 17 rows. Ventrals 143 to 168. Sub-caudals seven to 

 twelve pairs. Colour brown above and below. A yellowish streak 



