1870.] Meptilia and Amphibia from Central India. 339 



C. Elliotti, Salea, Liolepis gvMatus (in India) ; the family of Uropel- 

 tided; the family of Calamaridai excej:)t Falconeria, T h e o b., 

 (found also in Assam and the Malay countries but with the excep- 

 tion quoted, not out of this province in India) ; Oligodon, Simotes 

 venustus and some other species ; Ablabes oliuaceus, A. ITiimberti, 

 Cynopliis, Tropidococcyx, Tragops dispar ? Dipsas Forsteni, Cercaspis, 

 Calophis nigrescetis, Trimeres.urus anmnulliensis, T. strigatics, T. trigo- 

 nocephalus, Peltopelor, Hypnale, Tlylorana malabarica and two or 

 three other species, Ixahis, several species, Rhacophorus malabaricus ; 

 Epicrium and Cce cilia (in India proper). 



It is quite possible that some of the species mentioned may 

 extend into other districts ; a few certainly do, but I think not to 

 a sufficient extent to prevent their being fairly characteristic spe- 

 cies. Thus Daboia Russellii occurs in Pegu, but this is quite 

 in accordance with some other peculiarities in the fauna of the 

 Irawady valley, especially in upper Pegu and Ava, where many 

 Indian animals are found which are unknown in the intervening 

 country of Arakan. 



The main object of the following notes is to give accurate locali- 

 ties for all the species named, and thus to contribute slightly to a 

 knowledge of the distribution of particular species. As the collec- 

 tion was made in the dry season, and in great measure during rapid 

 marches, the snakes and amphibia, which are chiefly seen in the 

 , rains, are very poorly represented. My reason for mentioning some 

 very common and widely spread forms is, that I have found that 

 such have frequently well marked limits within India itself, and it 

 : is very desirable to ascertain such boundaries, which can only be 

 • done by each collector giving the precise district in which he found 

 specimens. 



RFPTILIA. 



Chelonia. 



1. Emys [Pangshttra] tectum, Bell., var. intermedia. PL XIV. 



This form is nearly or quite as high in the dorsal ridge as P. tec- 

 tum from Bengal. The ridge appears merely as a blunt keel on 

 tho two first vertebral shields, but rises into a strong nodose promi- 



