175. BBTOPHIS. 183 



Dryinus nasutus, MeiT. I. c. ; GuSr. Icon. R. A., Bept. pi. xxii. %. 2 



(1830) ; Ihim. ^ Bibr. vii. p. 809 (1854). 



oxyrhynchus, Bell, Zool. Jbum. ii. 1825, p. 326. 



russelHanus, Bell, I. c.-p. 327. 



Passerita mycterizana, Gray, Ann. Phil. x. 1825, p. 208 ; Cope, 



Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 554 ; Gunth. H^t. Brit. Ind. p. 305 



(1864) ; Theob. Cat. Bept. Brit. Ind. p. 193 (1876). 

 Di^ophis pavoninus, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 545. 

 nasutua, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 246, pi. x. figs. 1-5 (1837) ; 



Jan, Icon. G&n. 82, pi. v. fig. 2 (1869). 

 Dryinus fuacus, Bum. Sf Bibr. t. c. p. 812. 

 Passerita mycterizans, part., Gunth. Cat. p. 160 (1858). 



fusca, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 554. 



Dryophis mycterizans, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 370, fig. 



(1890) ; W. Sclater, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ix. 1891, p. 244. 



Snout pointed, terminating in a dermal appendage wMoli is 

 shorter thdn the eye and formed entirely by the rostral ; the length 

 of the snout, without the appendage, about twice the diameter of 

 the eye or rather more. No loreal ; intemasals and prsefrontals 

 in contact with the labials; frontal as long as or a little longer 

 than its distance from the rostral, as long as or a little longer than 

 the parietals ; two prseoculars and a small subocular, or one prse- 

 ooular and two suboculars ; prseocular in contact with the frontal ; 

 two postooulars ; temporals 1 + 2 or 2+2; eight upper labials, 

 fifth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales 

 in 15 rows. Ventrals 172-203 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 140-174. 

 Bright green or pale brownish, the interstitial skin black and 

 white on the anterior part of the body, which appears barred when 

 distended ; a yellow line along each side of the lower surfaces. 



Total length 1500 millim. ; tail 560. 



India, Ceylon, Burma, Siam. 



«. ? (V. 193; C. 149). Allahabad, N.W. Pro- Messrs. v. Schlagin- 



vincea. tweit [0.]. 



h-c. 3 (V. 184; 0. 156) Calcutta. Messrs. v. Schlagin- 



& ? (V. 179; C. 147). tweit [C.]. 



d. d (V. 189 ; 0. ?). Deccan. Col. Sykes [P.]. 



e-f. 2 (V. 182 ; 0. 150) Matheran, Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



&yg.(V. 180; 0.157). 



ff. d (V. 180; C. 159).. Mahabaleshwur, Bom- Dr. Leith [P.]. 



bay. 



h-m. 2 (V. 186; C. ?) Madras. Sir W. Elliot [P.]. 



&yg.(V. 185,180, 182, 



184; C. 164, 164,160, 



165). 



n-o. cJ (V. 176, 173; Madras. J. E. Boileau, Esq. 



C. 167, 174). [P.]. 



p. ? (V. 174; C. ?). Madras. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 



[P.]. 



q. 2 (V. 179 ; 0. 145). Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



r. 5 (V. 176 ; C. 156). Peermad, Travancore. H. S. Ferguson, Esq. 



[P.]. 



