56 • VENOMS 



(12) L. sumatranus. — 180 — 191 ventral scales ; 58 — 82 sub- 

 caudals ; supraocular shield large. 



Coloration bright green, with or without black transverse 

 bands ; yellowish band on each side ; belly yellow or green, with 

 or without black speckles ; end of tail red. 



Total length, 1,100 millimetres ; tail 180. 



Habitat : Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Palawan. 



(13) L. anamallensis. — 138 — 158 ventral scales; 44 — 58 sub- 

 caudals. 



Colour green, olive, yellowish, or reddish-brown; a black 

 temporal band ; belly pale green, olive, or yellow ; tail usually 

 black and yellow. 



Total length, 730 millimetres; tail 110. 



Habitat : Anamallay and Nilgherry Hills, South India. 



(14) L. trigonocephalus. — Scales in 17 — 19 rows, 145 — 170 

 ventrals ; 53 — 67 subcaudals. 



Coloration green, with or without black transverse bands or 

 spots ; a black temporal streak ; belly green or yellow ; end of tail 

 usually black. 



Total length, 790 millimetres ; tail 130. 



Habitat : Ceylon. 



(15) L. macrolepis. — Scales in 13 — 15 rows ; 134 — 143 ventrals ; 

 48 — 56 subcaudals. 



Colour bright green or olive ; belly pale green. 



Total length, 680 millimetres ; tail 120. 



Habitat : Southern India. 



B. First lower labial shield divided ; the portion separated off 

 forms a pair of small supplementary dental shields ; 144 — 176 

 ventral scales ; 38 — 57 subcaudals ; tail prehensile. 



(16) L. puniceus. — Scales in 21 — 23 rows ; 12 — 14 series of 

 scales between the supraocular shields. 



Colour grey, brown, or red ; belly spotted with brown ; end of 

 tail red. 



Total length, 640 millimetres ; tail 90. 



