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Colour uniform blackish, or light brown, with a black verte- 

 bral line, and two dorsal rows of small black spots. An oblique 

 black edged white band on either side of neck. Below dull 

 yellowish, immaculate. 



Grows to 19 inches. 



Inhabits Ceylon. 



I see no adequate grounds for separating this species generically 

 from aspidura as that genus presents forms with smooth and 

 keeled scales. 



Family Oligodontid^. 



Body cylindrical or slightly compressed. Head short, not 

 distinct from the neck. Scales smooth. Eye moderate with 

 round pupip. Head ornamented with symmetrical arrow-shaped 

 markings. 



Tbachischium, Oiinther. 



Scales smooth in 13 rows. Two prsefrontals. One postfrontal 

 (rarely di-sided). One loreal. Scales at the root of the tail and 

 vent, keeled in the male. 



T. fuscum, Blyth. 



Colamaria fusca, Blyth. J. A. S., B., Ill, p. 288. 

 TracMschiun rugosun, Giinther. 

 Prse-frontals minute. Post-frontal single, very large, larger than 

 the vertical. Vertical small pointed behind. Loreal small, 

 elongate. Prseocular one. Postocular one, rather large. Upper 

 labials six, first very small. Third and fourth enter the orbit. 

 Sixth largest. Anal bifid. 



Colour iridescent brown black, particularly lustrous below, 

 obscurely streaked with pale lines. Grows to 19 inches. 

 Inhabits Dorjiling. 



Grotea, Theobald. 



Frontals two. One anterior and one posterior. Loreal one, 

 small. Scales smooth in 17 rows. 



