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THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



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Fig. 23.— Hemibungarus nigresoens (X3). 



including the Nilgiris and Anamallays. 

 Hills. ■ 



Supplementary 

 cha/ractevs. — Free - 

 frontals touch the 

 internasal, pos- 

 terior nasal, pree- 

 ocular, supraocular, 

 and frontal. Supra- 

 labials 7. Ayiterior 

 suhliyujuals touch 4 

 infralabials. Post- 

 erior sublinguals 

 touch the 4th in- 

 fralabial. Infrala- 

 hials. — The 4th is 

 the largest of the 

 series, and touches 

 2 scales behind. 

 Scales in 13 rows 

 in whole of body. 



Anal divided. 

 Suheaudals divided 

 throughout. 



Distribution. — 

 It is a hill species 

 confined to the 

 Hills of Western 

 India, from Wynad 

 to Travancore 



Also from the Ganjam 



Poison. — Nothing known. 

 Dimensions. — It grows to 4 feet. 



Colour. — Head and neck black except for a yellowish oblique 

 occipital streak. Dorsally purplish-brown, reddish-brown, or red, 

 with 3 or 5 longitudinal series of spots which in some specimens 

 are confluent, and form lines. Belly uniform red. 



