26 THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



Distrihution. — This Malayan form extends into our Burmese 

 territory, where, however, it is rare. 



Poison. — Nothing is known about it. The poison glands in this 

 and the next are peculiar ; unlike all our other poisonous snakes, 

 instead of being confined to the temple they extend back into the 

 abdominal cavity as far as the heart. 



Diinensions. — Grows to 5 feet. 



Colour. — Blackish above with two or four white lines down the 

 back. Head and tail red. Belly red. 



DOLIOPHIS INTESTINALIS-The Belted Coral Snake. 



Identification. — Like the last it has only 6 supralabial shields, 

 and the anal is entire, but the belly is barred with black. 



8u]p]alementary characters. — Prcefrontals touch the internasal, 

 posterior nasal, pr^ocular, supraocular and frontal. Temimral. — 

 One, which touches the 5th and 6th supralabials. Supralahials 6. 

 Anterior sublinguals touch the 1st, 3rd and 4'th infralabials. Pos- 

 terior sublinguals touch the 4th infralabial. Infralabials. — The 4th 

 is the largest of the series, and touches 2 scales behind. Scales 

 are 13 in whole length of body. Anal entire. Subcaudals divided 

 throughout. 



Distribution. — This like the last belongs to the Malaj^an fauna, 

 but is said to extend into Burmah. 



Poison. — Nothing known as far as I am aware, though it appears 

 to be fairly common in parts of the Malayan region. 



Dimensions. — Grows to 2 feet. 



Golaar. — Boulenger* says : " Brown or blackish above, with 

 darker or lighter longitudinal streaks ; tail pink or red beneath ; 

 belly with black crossbars." 



NAIA TRIPUDIANS-The Cobra. 



Vernacular names. — According to Fayrer the spectacled or bino- 

 cellate cobra is called " gokurrah " about Calcutta and the monocel- 

 late variety, which exhibits a single spot on the hood subject to 

 much variation in size and shape, the "keautiah." Both names appear 



Cat. Scakes, British Museum, Vol. Ill, p. 402. 



