52 Catalogue of Reptiles. 



one side, a small piece is detached from the f^^^SS^^ 

 the orbit. Vertical large, with sub-parallel ode* fig*™^^ 



large, almost equalling the vertical rostral, a^ 1 ?^^^ 

 Noitril rather small, between two large nasals Lowe ^^74i^' 

 two subequal pairs of chin shields forming a suture with se^en labials. 

 Seventh lower labial much the largest ^n-mboidal intensely 



Colour reddish grey, with four rows oi elongate, rhomboidai, ^tenseiy 

 blal spots each g enciosmg a pale ocellus These spots fade , Rewards 

 the hinder part of trunk and on the tail are ^placed b y four deep 

 brown bands, two broad dorsal ones and ^o narrow lat ™£°»* 

 separated by narrow white bands. An oval black spot Horn eye 

 to gape. 



a. young. Birma. Col. Nuthall. 



C. colubrinus, Blyth. 



a. in a bad state for , „ 



description. Darjiling. W. T. Blanford, Esq. 



C. (Platyceps) semi-fasciatus, Blyth. 



Scales smooth, in nineteen rows. Anteoculars two, the lower very 

 J^££&B* touching the vertical. *«»^££$^ 

 Upper labials nine, fifth and sixth enter the orbit Ooamtag i ver| 

 la?ge, nearly twice the size of the vertical, ^^^^^^XS 

 Vertical with very concave sides. Supercilianes large, pointed in 



f To^urS^ *?*■*■ ^ 



bar of 11 neck brSSng up into Jpots on the body and becoming 

 obsolete behind A horse shoe mark with the end directed backw ai els 

 on the occip'tals. A pale elongate lateral ocellus on each occipital. 

 Belly white. 



a. young specimen. Subathoo. Rev. Cave Brown. 



COMPSOSOMA, Dumeril et Bibron. (sp.) 

 C. radiatum, Reinw. 



a. adult and 2 young. Ramri. Capt. Abbott. 



b. adult. 



C. MELANTJRTJM, Schl. 



C. reticulare, Cantor. 

 C. Hodgsoni, Grunth. 



CYNOPHIS, Gray. 

 C. malabaricus, Jerdon. 



a. adult. South India. P. Jerdon. 



b. young. 



C. Helena. Daud. Ceylon, Madras. 



