12 THE POISONOUS SNAKES OF INDIA. 



KEY TO THE KRAITS. 



SCALES IN 13 ROWS IN MIDBODY {see Fig. 7) . . . .Bungarus fiaviceps. 

 SCALES IN 15 ROWS IN MIDBODY {see Fig. 7). 



A— SOME OR ALL THE SHIELDS BENeAtH 



THE TAIL DIVIDED {see Fig. 9, C and D). „ bungaroides. 



B—ALL THE SHIELDS BENEATH THE 

 TAIL ENTIRE {see Fig. 9, A and B). 



{a) Vertebrals narrow, longer than broad, not as 

 broad as the last costal row „ lividus. 



{b) Vertebrals broader than long in midbody. 



(a^) 2nd supralabial as broad as 1st and 3rd. ... „ ceei-uleus. 



{b^) 2nd supralabial narrower than 3rd and often 

 than 1st. 



{a') Subcaudals 23 to 40. 



(a') Tail tapering. Banded black and 



white. Peculiar to Ceylon „ ceylonicus. 



(5^) Tail blunt, finger-like. Banded 

 black and yellow. ' 



Habitat. — Orissa, Assam, Burma to 

 China „ fasdatus. 



{f) Subcaudals 42 to 57. 



(a') 11 to 14 white bands on body, magnima- 



2 to 3 on tail „ (yidatus. 



{b') 31 to 48 white bands on body, 11 



to 13 on tail „ multicinctus. 



(c') No bands. Uniform black above . . „ mgei-. 



SCALES IN 17 OR 19 ROWS IN MIDBODY {see 

 Fig. 7). 



{A)— BODY COMPRESSED „ walli. 



{B)—BODY ROUND „ sindanus. 



