reticulated; belly yellow marbled with black. The, head- 

 shields have a tendency to coalesce. 

 Assam. 



C. HODGSONii, Oihr. 



Scales 23. Anal bifid. Labials 8 (4, 5 and 6). Brownish 

 olive ; black interstitially, 

 Himalayas. 



A new species C. semifasciatum has been described, but 

 as it was very young (being only 11| inches long) its 

 position is somewhat doubtful. 



Scales 19 with apical grooves. Ventrals 211, subc. 119. 

 Anal bifid. Labials 9 (5 and 6). Olive grey, with numerous 

 short broad transverse bands interrupted laterally, alternate 

 lateral spots, aU disappearing at the posterior two-thirds. 

 Head brownish with dark occipital markings. Belly whitish 

 spotted. 

 Simla. 



CYNOPHIS, Gray. 



Body slender and compressed ; head narrow, snout elon- 

 gate ; tail moderate ; scales 25-27, with slight keels or apical 

 grooves. Ventrals above 200 ; anal entire. Eye moderate. 

 Head-shields regular, two nasals, one preocular. 



C. HELENA, DoAidAn; Plate XIII, fig. 2. 



Scales 27, slightly keeled. Reddish olive, with about 30 

 anterior reticulated black cross-bands, each enclosing 3 white 

 oceUi on either side ; between the cross-bars is a reticulated 

 lavender pattern ; the whole principally interstitial, fading 

 posteriorly into a broad lateral brown stripe ; neck with 2 

 black throat stripes ; black postocular streak. Grows to 

 upwards of 3 feet, tail one-fifth. 

 Ceylon, South of India. 



C. MALABARicus, Jerdon. 

 This species differs from the preceding principally in its 



