2. RHINOPHIS. 143 



o. Ehinophis sanguineus. 



Rhiuophia sanguineus, Beddome, Proa. Zool. Soe. ]863, p. 227 ; 



Gimth. Kept. Brit. Ind. p. 186, pi. xvii. fig. A (1864) ; Theob. 



Cat. Mept. Brit, Ind. p. 130 (1876) ; Beddome, Ann. Sf Mag. 



N. H. (5) xvii. 1886, p. 8 ; Bmdmg. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 25P 



(1890). 

 microlepis, Beddome, Proc. Zool. Sac. 1863, p. 227, pi. xxvi. 



fig. 2. 



Snout acutely pointed ; rostral obtusely keeled above, about one 

 third the length of the shielded part of the head ; frontal longer 

 than broad. Diameter of body 30 to 38 times in the total length. 

 15 scales round the middle of the body, 19 behind the head. Ventrals 

 nearly twice as large as the contiguous scales, 182-214 ; suboaudals 

 5-10. Caudal disk as long as the shielded part of the head ; sub- 

 caudal and praeanal scales pluricarinate in the male. Bluish black 

 above, with or without some small light spots ; belly and three or 

 four outer series of scales bright red spotted with black ; caudal 

 shield black, with a red band on each side, and sometimes a 

 median one. 



Total length 400 miUim. 



Western Ghats, Southern Indian. 



a. d (V. 197 ; C. 9). Cherambody, Wynad, Ool. Beddome [0.]. 



8500 feet. (One of the types.) 



b. Yg. (V. 199; C. 10). Cherambody, Wynad, Col. Beddome [0.]., 



3500 feet. (Type of R. microlepis.') 



c-e, f-g, h. c? (V. 211, Wynad. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



201,198; C. 9, 9, 9),$ 

 (V. 214, 199; C.7,6), 

 & yg. (V. 182 ; C. 6). 

 i. 2 (V. 198 ; G. 5). Manantoddy, Wynad, E. Pringle, Esq. 



2000 feet. [P.]. 



k. 2 (V. 205; C. 6). Nilgherries. 



6. Rhinophis travancoricus. (Plate IX. fig. 3.) 



Snout acutely pointed ; rostral feebly compressed, not keeled, 

 about one third the length of the shielded part of the head ; frontal 

 longer than broad. Diameter of body 34 times in the total length. 

 17 scales round the middle of the body, 19 behind the head, 

 Ventrals about once and a half the size of the contiguous scales, 146 ; 

 subcaudals 6. Caudal disk a little shorter than the shielded part of 

 the head. Dark purplish brown, the scales on the sides and belly 

 edged with whitish; anal region black; lower surface of tail 

 yellow. 



Total length 170 millim. 



Travancore. 



a. § . Trevandrum. H. S. Ferguson, Esq. [P.]. 



