126. CERBERUS. 



17 



25 (rarely 27 *) rows. Ventrals 132-160; anal divided; suboaudals 

 49-72. Grey, brown, olive, or blackish above, with more or less 

 distinct black spots or cross-bars ; la black streak on each side of 

 the head, passing through the eye ; a more or less distinct white or 

 yellow lateral band ; beneath whitish or yellowish, spotted or 

 barred with black, or almost entirely black. 



Total length 980 millim. ; tail 180. 



India and Ceylon, Burma, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago, Pelew Islands. 



* I ha-ve examiued a specimen from Trevandrum, preserved in the Travanoore 

 Museum, with 27 rows of scales. 



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