53 



5. The Golden Tree Snake {Chrysopelea ornata). 



Ventral keels. Black and yellow or golden 



colour ... ... Page 34 



6. The Burmese Brown Tree Snake {Dipsado- 



morphus multimaculatus). 



Enlarged vertebrals ... Page 36 



7. The Sind Sand Snake {Psammophis schokari). 36 



8. The Desert Snake {Psammodynastes pulveru- 



lentes.) 



Vertical pupil. Chiefly found in Burma. 



Page 37 

 Scales 19 — 



1. {No English name) Simotes cyclurus. 



Found only in Burma ... „ 21 



2. The Red Dhaman {Coluber radiatus). 



Grows to 6 feet. Chestnut colour. A 



Burmese snake... ... Page 23 



3. {No English name) Zamenis vbntrimaculatus. 



A sub-ocular scale present ... Page 25 



4. The Checkered Keel-back (Tropidonotus pis- 



cator) ... ... ... Page , 28 



5. The Bufp-striped Keel-back {Tropidonotus 



stolatus). 



The conspicuous buff stripes along the 



back are very distinctive ... Page 28 



6. The Himalayan Keel-back {Tropidonotus 



platyceps) ■■■ ... Page 30 



7. The Olivaceous Keel-back {Helicops schis- 



tosus) ... ... ... Page 30 



8. The Burmese Brown Tree Snake {Dipsado- 



morphus multimaculatus). 



Vertebrals enlarged ... Page 36 



