370 C0LUBRIDJ3. 



II. 'No prssocular. 



Scales in 13 rows 4. davisonii, p. 372. 



Scales in 15 rows 5. tristrigatus, p. 372. 



1. Dryocalamus nympha. 



Russell, Ind. Serp. i. pis. xxxvi. & zxxvii. (1796). 



Coluber nymplia, Baud. Sept. vi. p, 244, pi. Ixxv. fig-. 1 (1803). 



Lycodon nymplia, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 120 (1837). 



Odontomus nympha, Hum. Of Bibr. vii. p. 450 (1854) ; Giinth. Cat. 



p. 206 (1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 233 (1864) ; Jan, Icon. 



Gen. 38, pi. v. fig. 2 (1870). 

 Hydrophobus semifasciatus, Giinth. Ann. Sj- Mag. N. H. (3) ix. 



1862, p. 127, pi. ix. fig. 6. 

 Odontomus semifasciatus, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 234. 

 nympha, var. ceylonensis, F. Miill. Verh. nat. Ges. Basel, viii. 



1887, p. 269. 

 Hydrophobus nympha, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 298 (1890). 



Rostral not twice as broad as deep, visible from above ; na.sal 

 entire or divided ; suture between the internasals usually as long as 

 that between tbe prsefrontals or a little shorter ; frontal longer than 

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

 loreal longer than deep, usually entering the eye ; one or two prse- 

 oculars ; two postoculars ; temporals 2 + 2 or 2 + 3; seven (ex- 

 ceptionally eight or six) upper labials, third and fourth entering 

 the eye ; three or four labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are longer than the posterior. Scales in 13 rows. 

 Ventrals 200-243; anal divided; subcaudals 65-88. Whitish, 

 ■with or without small brown spots, and with large elliptic dark 

 brown or black spots much longer than tbe interspaces between 

 them ; a large brown spot nearly covers the upper surface of the 

 bead and is separated from the first dorsal spot by a narrow white 

 occipital band ; upper lip and lower parts uniform white. 



Total length 460 millim. ; tail 90. 



Southern India and Ceylon. 



a-b. Hot. (V. 243, 235 ; Cuddapa Hills. Col. Beddome [0.1. 



0. 87,85). 



c-d. S (V. 231, 225 ; C. Vellore. Dr. P. KusseU. (Types.) 



83,77). ^ .^ I 



e-f. d (V. 219; 0.71) & S. Arcot, near OoL Beddome [0.1 



2 (V. 216 ; C. 71). coast. 



g-i. <J (V. 231 ; 0. 75) & BalarangamHills. Col. Beddome [0.1. 



hgr. (V. 21'0, 223; 0. 



74, 75). 



Jc. Hgr. (V. 223 ; 0. 65). Oollegal, Balara- Col. Beddome [0.]. 



rangams. 



I. 2 (V^232 ; 0. 77). Salem district. Col. Beddome [0.1. 



Hi. Hgr (V. 238 ; 0. 77). Trichinopoly. OoL Beddome [CI. 



n. Hgr. (V. 231 ; 0. 83). Nallymally. Col. Beddome "C.J. 



u. ? (V. 220; 0.80). Travancore. Col. Beddome [0.1. 



p. § (V.311; C. 80). Trincomalee. CoL Yerbury iT.f. 



q. J (V. 219; C.?}. Ceylon. Sir A. Smith [I'.l. 



