282 



C0LirBKIIIJ3. 



e-e. S (V. 153, IfiO ; C. Borneo. L. L. Dillwyii, Esq. [P.]. 



125, 124) & 2 (V. 171 ; 



C. 127). 

 /. S (V. 158; C. 130). Borneo. A. Everett, Esq. [0.]. 



g- $ (V. 148; C. 108). ? Dr.Bleeker. iAblahes schlegelii, 



Blkr.) 



7. Ablates calamaria. 



Cj'clophis calamaria, Giinth. Cat. p. 250 (1858), and Sept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 231, pi. zvii. fig. K (1864). 

 Homalo.soma baliolum, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 36, 



and Icon. Oen. 13, pi. iv. fig. 4 (1865). 

 Cjclophis nasalis, Oiinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 231, pi. xvii. fig. M. 

 Ablabes calamaria, Bculeny. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 305 (1800). 



Eostral broader than deep, visible from above ; nasal single and 

 united with the loreal ; suture between the internasals as long as 

 that between the prefrontals or shorter ; frontal longer than its 

 distance from the end of the snout, slightly shorter than the parie- 

 tals ; one praeoeular (rarely two) ; two postoculars, only the upper 

 in contact with the parietal ; temporals 1 + 2 ; seven upper labials, 

 third and fourth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact 

 with the anterior chin-shields, which are larger than the posterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 130-154; anal divided; subcaudals 

 64-76. Pale brown above, with or without two more or less distinct 

 black longitudinal lines ; lower parts uniform yellowish. 



Total length 410 millim. : tail 110. 



Ceylon, Madras Presidency, Bombay. 



a, h. S (V. 130, 184 ; C. Ceylon. (Types.) 



76,76). ^ ^^ ' 



c. c? (V. 134; C. 68). Ceylon. R.Templeton,Esq.[P.]. 



d. ? (V. 136; C. 64). Kota-iri,Nilgherries. Br.J.B.HendersonlP.I. 

 «. Hgr. (V. 142 ; C. 64). Sevagherrv Gliat. Col. Beddome [0.1. 



/. 2 (V. 130: C. 60). Madras Presidency. Col. Beddome [0.]. 

 y-i. ? (V. 164, 143, 154 ; Matherau. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



C. 70, 68, 64). 



k. 5 (V. 149; 0.72). ? Dr. GUnther [P.]. 



(Type of C. nasalis.) 



8. Ablabes rappii. 



Ablabes rappii, Oiinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 154, pi. xxvi. fig. B, 

 and Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 225 (1864) ; Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, 

 p. 171 : Bovleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 807 (1800). 



■ owenii, Oiinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 155, pi. xxvi. fig. A. 



Rostral twice as broad as deep, just visible from above ; nostril 

 between two nasals ; suture between the internasals a little shorter 

 than that between the prasfrontals ; frontal slightly shorter than 

 its distance from the end of the shout, a little shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal as long as deep or a little longer than deep ; one 

 prcEocular; two postoculars, only the upper in contact with the 

 parietal ; temporals 1 + 1 ; six upper labials, third and fourth 



