280 COLUBRIB^. 



Ablabes doriie, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., JRept. p. 306 (1890) ; W. L. 

 Sclater, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. Ix. 1891, p. 235. 



Snout convex, profile curved from the frontal region to the lip ; 

 rostral as deep as broad, visible from above ; nostril between two 

 nasals ; internasals a little shorter than the prsBfrontals ; frontal 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal small, a little longer than deep ; a large prseocular, 

 usually with a second, very small, below ; two or three postoculars ; 

 temporals 1 + 2 or 2 + 2; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth 

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

 chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields about half as large as the 

 anterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 173-187 ; anal undivided ; 

 subcaudals 77-80. Uniform green above, white below, the green 

 colour extending on to the ends of the ventrals. 



Total length 910 millim. ; tail 210. 



Kakhyen Hills and Assam. 



a. Yg. (V. 173 ; C. 77). Kakhyen Hills. M. L. Fea [0.]. 



(One of the types.) 



4. Ablabes frenatus. 



Dipsas monticola (non Cant), Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. Beny. xxiii. 



1854, p. 294. 

 Cyclophis frenatus, Giinth. Cat. p. 120 (1858), and Bept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 230, pi. xix. fig. 1 (1864) ; Jerdon, Proc. As. Soc. Beng. 1870, 



p. 80; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 188; Theoh. Cat. Rept. 



Brit. Ind. p. 157 (1876); Blanf. Zool E. Persia, p. 408 (1876). 

 Ablabes frenatus, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Bept. p. 306 (1890). 



Snout short, convex ; eye rather large, three fourths the length 

 of the snout ; rostral broader than deep, visible from above ; nasal 

 divided or semidivided, suture between the internasals shorter than 

 that between the prsefrontals ; frontal longer than its distance from 

 the end of the snout, about two thirds the length of the parietals ; 

 loreal small, as long as deep or a little longer ; one praeoeular ; two 

 postoculars, only the upper in contact with the parietal ; temporals 

 1-1-2, rarely 2-J-2; upper labials seven, third and fourth entering 

 the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 

 which are a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 151-163 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 87-96. Olive above, 

 the scales on the anterior part of the body black-edged ; a broad 

 black stripe from the eye to the nape, gradually narrowing and 

 disappearing on the anterior fourth of the body ; four light longi- 

 tudinal narrow lines more or less distinct on the front half of the 

 body ; lower surface uniform yellow. 



Total length 690 millim. ; tail 230. 



Khasi Hills ; Assam. 



a. d (V. 161 ; 0. 95). [" Mountains near Af- Dr. Griffith. E.India 

 ghanistan."] Khasi Co, [P.]. (Type.) 

 Hills. 



6. Hgr. (V. 151:0. 87). Khasi Hills. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. 



c. c? (V. 163 ; 0. 96). [Mesopotamia.] 



