528 Catalogue of Reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. [No. 6. 



Calamaria sagittaria — Cantor. 

 A specimen sent to Dr. Cantor was so named by him ; it had only 

 170 Scuta and 70 Scutella. It is not rare in forests in Malabar. 



CoRONELLA T^ENIOLATA Eussell 1, pi. 19 ? 



15 rows of smooth scales ; Scutse 185. Scutellse 41. 



This species is referred to Tropidonotus stolatus by Cantor, but a 

 snake that I possess and which answers tolerably well to Eussell's 

 description and figure appears to be a true Coronella. It is common 

 at Madras. 



Xenodon yenttstttm, n. s. ? — [X. purpurascens, Schlegel]. 



Above olive-brown with a triple series of irregular black spots, 

 the central one edged with pale yellow ; some transverse marks on 

 head and neck. Has 17 rows of scales. Scutse 142. Scutellse 31. 



Bare — found on the West Coast only ; 1 foot long. 

 Xenodon dubium — n. s. ? 



Of a pale earthy brown colour, lighter on the side ; a series of 

 darker marks, irregular in shape, and edged with black. Scutse 181. 

 Scutellse 41. Has 15 rows of scales. Eare — I procured it in N. Canara.- 



Lycodon Ettssellii — Eussell 1, pi. 35. 

 Scutse 193. Scutellse 47. 17 rows of smooth scales. Eather com- 

 mon in Southern India. 



Lycodon aultcus, (L.) — Eussell 1, pis. 16 and 26. 



Has 17 rows of scales. My specimens have only from 165 to 174 

 scutse and from 54 to 61 scutellse, which correspond with Eussell's 

 nearly, viz. from 171 to 174 and 40 to 41, whilst Cantor gives from 

 208 to 257 and from 57 to 91. One specimen which resembles in 

 colour Cantor's var. B, (Lycodon capucinus, Boie,) does not differ in 

 number of the scutse, &c. Very common all over the country, often 

 called Carpet Snake and considered dangerous, though of course 

 harmless. 



Lycodon platurintjs, (Shaw.) 



Scutse 183. Scutellse 76. Eare in Southern India — 17 rows of scales, 

 Lycodon nympha— Eussell 1, pis. 36 and 37, bad figure. 



13 rows of scales ; Scutse 234. Scutellse 87 — not rare at Madras. 

 Lycodon assimilis — n. s. 



Very similar in colour to the two last species, viz. black with 



