fi. POLTOnONTOPHIS. 187 



parietals or a little shorter ; loreal longer than deep ; one prae- 

 ocular ; two postoculars, both in contact with the parietal ; tem- 

 porals 1 (or 2) +2; nine or ten upper labials, fifth and sixth, or 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth, entering the eye ; eighth upper labial usually 

 excluded from the labial margin, simulating a lower anterior 

 temporal; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, the first usually separated from its fellow by the symphy- 

 sial ; posterior chin-shields a little longer than the anterior. Scales 

 in 17 rows. Ventrals 151-240 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 47-76. 

 Pale brown above, with a vertet'al series of small round black 

 spots ; usually a more or less distinct dark lataral line or series of 

 dots ; head and nape dark brown or black ; lips, canthus rostralis, 

 a transverse line between the eyes, and two broad cross bands, one 

 in front and one behind the nape, yellow ; the dark colour often 

 extending along the median line, bisecting the yellow collar ; lower 

 surfaces yellow, each shield with a black dot near its outer border. 



Prom snout to vent 440 millim. ; tail 95. 



Peninsular India and Ceylon. 



a-b. Hgr. (V. 202, 187; Matheran. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



0. 62, 63). 

 c. 2 (V. 174; 0. 47). Madras. J. E. Boileau, Esq. 



d. Hgr. (V. 214 ; C. 51). Madras Presidency. Col. Beddome [G.\ 



P]- 



e-f. <S (V. 201 ; 0. 63) & Golcondah Hills. Col. Beddome | 



yg.(V.206,161; 0.64, 



66). 

 g-k. ,3 (V. 160; C. 76), Anamallays. Col. Beddome [0.]. 



hgr. (V. 195; C. 66),& 



yg.(V.161,162; C. 66, 



68). 

 t ? (V. 174; 0.54). Ceylon. E.Templeton,E3q.[P.]. 



»!. 2 (V. 166; 0. 67). Ceylon. W. H. Holdsworth, 



Esq. [0.]. 



8. Polyodontophis Sagittarius. 



Oalamaria sagittaria, Cantor, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1839, p. 49, and Cat. 



ilfa/.i?e;5<. p. 64 (1847). 

 Enicognathus grayi, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 274, 



and Icon. Gen. 16, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1866). 



braconnieri, Jan, II. cc. p. 275, pi. iii. fig. 4. 



Ablabes Sagittarius, Gunth. Mept. Brit. Ind. p. 227 (1864). 

 Polyodontophis Sagittarius, Bouleng. Farm. Ind., Sept. p. 303 (1890). 



Eostral not twice as broad as deep ; suture between the inter- 

 nasals shorter than that between the praefrontals ; frontal longer 

 than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal small and longer than deep, or absent ; one prse- 

 ocular ; two postoculars, both in contact with the parietal ; tem- 

 porals 14-1 or 1-1-2-1-1; seven or eight upper labials, third and 

 fourth or fourth and fifth entering the eye ; four lower labials in 

 contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are about as large as 

 the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 205-228 ; anal divided : 



