28 OPHIDIANS. 
Abdominal scuta 148, subeaudal squame $3 = 226. Length 14’’, tail 
31/’. Color less dark than preceding, and has spots of dusky yellow inter- 
spersed with black dots. 
This and the preceding varieties have two spots on the last 
pair of laminze on the occiput, which are not seen in the larger 
individuals. The detail: of the Ourdia answer for both these 
varieties. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Two other individuals were brought to Dr. Russell with 
the name eer Pamboo, but the one was Bokadam and the 
other Chittce. The tail in these varieties is exceedingly thin 
and fragile, and difficult to preserve entire. 
SrxTH GENts—OLIGODORITIDLE. Boie. 
Body rather rigid, covered with rounded, smooth scales; abdominal 
scuta developed ; head short. not distinct from neck; maxillary teeth few 
in number, the last one enlarged, not grooved; no fangs. 
These are small snakes, said by some naturalists to be pe- 
culiar to the East Indies, but many varieties are known to 
exist in South America. 
The genus i: composed of two species and twenty-eight 
known varieties, viz.: 
No. 1. O. Oligodon, , 12 varieties. 
2. O. Simotes, 16 = 
a3 
Russell deseribes two individuals as follows, viz.: One 
called Shilay Pamboo. 
Abdominal squamz 207. subcaudal squame 6=713. Length 9/7 
(inches). 
The other is Anguis maculata, of Linnzug. This, as well 
as the preceding, has no fangs 
so. 
Abdominal squame 194, subcaudal squaame 6= 20), Length 10”. 
