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H. BLOMHOFFII, Boie. 



Scales 21. Ventrals 136-150, subc. 43-56. Three large 

 temporals separated from the occipitals by scales, and conti- 

 guous to last 3 labials. Brown, with a dorsal series of large, 

 round dark spots ; belly marbled brown. 

 Japan. 



H. HIMALATANUS, Gthr. 



Scales 23. Ventrals 162-166, subc. 43-51. Temporals 

 separated from occipitals by scales, and confluent with the 

 last 3 labials. Sometimes an azygos shield before or behind 

 the vertical. Dark brown, with band-like spots ; black post- 

 orbital streak ; belly black, marbled with yellow. 

 H. ELLiOTii, Jerdon. 



Scales 23. Ventrals 151-43. Green, white below. 

 Nilgiris. 



HYPNALE, Fitzinger. 



Snout covered with numerous small shields ; crown with 

 the normal shields but triangular and scale-like. Scales 17, 

 keeled. Tail ends in. a small conical scale. 



H. NEPA, Laur. 



Ventrals 140-152, subc. 31-45. Brown, grey, or olive, 

 with a dorsal series of dark sagittal spots. Sides and 

 beUy mottled with brown ; brown post-orbital streak, with 

 whitish upper margin. 



Ceylon, Malabar, Anamullays. 



Family XXI.— VIPERIDiE. 



Body stout ; tail short ; head broad, scaled or imperfectly 

 shielded. No facial pit. Eye moderate with erect pupiL 

 Poison-fang very long, no simple teeth behind it. 



