54. ZAMENIS. 



J. Hgr. (Sc. 27; Y. 247; Afghanistan. 



0. 100). 



V. $ (Sc. 29 ; V. 278 ; C. 107). Gilgit. 



8. Hgr. (Sc. 29 ; V. 240 ; Kurrachee. 



0. 103). 



i-K. Yg. (Sc. 29, 31 ; V. 244, Kotree, Sind. 



238; 0. 100,?). 



X( S (Sc. 29 ; V. 239 ; 0. 110). Ajmere. 



II. Yg. (Sc. 31 ; V. 228 ; C. ?). Punjab. 



V. 2 (Sc. 29; V. 247; 0. 107). Punjab. 



K. 2 (Sc. 27 ; Y. 243 ; C. 102). Agra. 



0. $ (Sc. 29; V. 244; C. 103). Harrand. 



413 



Dr. Griffith. 



Col. Biddulph 



[P.]. 

 Messrs. v. Schagin- 



tweit [0.1 

 Dr. Leith [P.]. 



W. T. Blanford, 



Esq. [P.]. 

 E. Ind. Oomp. 

 "W. B. Farr, Esq. 



rp.]. 



Col. BeddomerC.]. 

 W. T. Blanford, 



Esq. [P.]. 



30. Zamenis arenarius *. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 2.) 

 Zamenis arenarius, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 329 (1890). 



Yery closely allied to Z. diadema, but distinguished by the much 

 larger rostral, which is considerably deeper than broad and wedged 

 in far between the internasals ; the portion of the rostral visible 

 from above measures one balf to two thirds its distance from the 

 frontal. Three or four prsefrontals in. a transverse row ; frontal 

 nearly as long as its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than 

 the parietals ; three or four loreals ; two praeoculars, three post- 

 oculars, and three suboculars separating the eye from the labials ; 

 temporals small, scale-like ; ten upper labials ; five lower labials in 

 contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as the 

 posterior. Scales obtusely keeled anteriorly, very distinctly pos- 

 teriorly, in 25 or 27 rows. Ventrals not angulate laterally, 227 ; 

 anal entire ; subcaudals 80. Cream-colour or pale buff, with darker 

 spots disposed quincuneially, and a longitudinal streak on each side 

 of the nape ; lower parts uniform white. 



Total length (of the specimen in the Calcutta Museum) 930 

 miUim. ; tail 175. 



Northern India (Sind and Eajpootana). 



a. Head and anterior part Kurrachee. 

 of body 



b. Head and anterior part Sind. 

 of body. 



J. A. Murray, Esq. 

 E. D'ay, Esq. [P.]. 



(Types.) 



31. Zamenis microlepis. 



Spalerosophis microlepis, Jan, in De Filippi, Viagg. Pers. p. 356 



(1865) ; JSlanf. Zool. E. Pers. p. 411 (1876). 

 Loxodon microlepis, Jan, Icon. Oen. 20, pi. iii. (1867). 

 Zamenis microlepis, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1891, p. 633. 



* Since the original description of thia species, I have examined a, perfect 

 specimen from Eajpootana, preserred in the Calcutta Museum and kindly sub- 

 mitted to me by Mr. W. L. Sclater. 



