114 ~=~W. T. Blanford—Wotes on a collection of Reptiles and __[No. 2, 
17. H. ataantevs, Stoliczka, J. A. S. B., 1872, Pt. 2, p. 99; Gin- 
ther, P. Z. S., 1875, p. 225; W. Blanford, P. Z. S., 1876, p. 636. 
Of these species of Hemidactylus I made over my specimens to Dr. 
Stoliezka for description. Dr. Giinther considers H. giganteus a variety 
of H. coctei, but I have shewn that, so far as Indian specimens of the 
latter are concerned, there are well marked distinctions. 
18. Srrawa PoNDICERIANA. The smaller race only. I sawnone with 
the brilliant colours of the gular appendage developed up to the end of 
May ; the colouration being, as has already been noticed, (J. A. S. B., 1870, 
p. 866,) purely seasonal, at all events in the smaller race. 
19. CALOTES VERSICOLOR. 
20. CHARASIA BLANFORDIANA, Stoliczka, J. A. S. B., 1872, p. 110. 
Without a much better series for comparison than I possess, I am not pre- 
pared to say whether this northern form can be distinguished from the 
southern race with rather smaller scales found in Mysore and further 
south. Specimens from the neighbourhood of the Godavari have about 100 
scales round the middle of the body. Common on rocks. 
21, CHAME£LEO CEYLoNiIcus. Common. 
OPHIDIA. 
22. TYPHLOPS BRAMINUS. On two occasions I found great numbers 
of this blind snake in decayed wood ; in one case there must have been at 
least a hundred in one fallen tree. None exceeded 5} inches in length. 
No other species of Zyphlops was observed. 
23. ONYCHOCEPHALUS ACUTUS, 
24, OLIGoDON suUBGRISEUS? The only important distinction from the 
description of this species shewn by the single specimen collected consists 
in the presence of two przoculars instead of one. The following is a descrip- 
tion of the snake. 
Scales of body smooth, in 15 rows. Ventrals 185, anal divided, sub- 
caudals in 40 pairs. Length 174 inches, of which the tail was 22. 
Seven upper labials, 8rd and 4th entering the orbit; 2 pre- and 2 
post-oculars ; a small square loreal. 
Colouration, when fresh, light yellowish brown above, with a narrow 
pale line along the middle of the back from head to tail, and two broader 
pale lines, each as wide as two scales, down each side from head to anus; 
below these is a narrow dark line, then pale again. ‘There are rudiientary 
cross-markings on the back, due to rows of scales with black margins alter- 
nating with other rows that are white-edged. On the head the markings are 
faint, a dark cross-band from eye to eye, edged behind with whitish, 
