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seventh labials. Belly white, the ventrals dusky margined in 

 front. Feeds on fish and frogs. 



Grows to 51 inches. (Tail 11 '5.) 



Inhabits Peninsular India, Ceylon, Assam, Arakan, Pegu, 

 Tenasserim, the Andamans, and the Malay countries, Mesopotamia 

 and Southern China. 



T. junceus. Cantor. 



T. dipsas, Blyth. J. A. S., B., 1855, p. 297 & 716. 



Head narrow, distinct from the neck. Eye rather large. 

 Prsefrontals truncated in front, half as large as the postfrontals. 

 One praeocular. Three narrow postoculars. 91owupper labials, the 

 fourth, fifth and sixth entering the orbit. Scales keeled in 19 

 rows. Colour greyish olive, with a row of well defined whitish 

 spots along each side of the back. Belly white. Ventrals and 

 sub-caudals with a marginal dot. Lips and throat gamboge. A 

 gamboge streak from the gape to the nape forming an acute 

 angle. 



Grows to 27 inches. (Tail 7-3.) 



Inhabits Sikkim, Assam, Pinang, &c. 



T. Beddomei, Giinther. 



Spilotes vittatus.Beddome. Mad. Q. J., Med. Sci., Vol. V. 



Head moderate. Eye rather large. Prsefrontals obtusely 

 rounded in front half as large as postfrontals. Occipitals nearly 

 as long as vertical and postfrontals. Loreal square. One prse- 

 ocular. Three postoculars. 9 upper labials, the fourth, fifth and 

 sixth entering the orbit. Scales strongly keeled, in 19 rows. 

 Colour brown. A row of short transverse streaks of orange, 

 along either side of back. A narrow yellow cross bar behind the 

 occipitals. Labials edged with black. A yellowish, black edged 

 band from the eye to the gape. BeUy white, its sides and the 

 sub-caudals dotted with brown. 



Inhabits the Nilghiri hills. 



T. bellulus, Stoliczka. 

 Form slender, body a little compressed. Prtefrontals smaller, 

 but a triple longer than postfrontals. Occipitals very large. 



