284 



CAPTAIN F. WALL ON 



6. Hydrophis cantoris Gunth. 



Hydrophis cantoris, Blgr. Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. Vol. Ill, p. 281, and Plate XIV. 



,, ,, Sclater, List. Snakes Ind. Mus. 1891, p. 64, Nos. 8231, 8260, 



8263, 8627, 12098, 1258, 12853. 

 Hydrophis fasciatus, Sc/ater, List Snakes Bid. Mus. 1891, p. 63, No. 8258. 

 Distira gillespiae, Blgr. in Joum. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. XII, p. 642 and Plate. 

 ,, ,, Wall in Joum. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. XV, p. 723 and figure. 



,, ,, Wall in Joum. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. XVI, p. 311. 



Museum 

 No. 



Habitat. 



8231 



Sandheads 



8258 



Hugli River 



8260 



Sandheads 



8263 



Puri, Orissa 



8623 



Indian Seas 



8627 



Puri, Orissa 



12098 



it »> • 



12587 



Hugli River 



12853 



Puri 



14459 



It • 



14471 



„ 



14473 



!» • 



Donor. 



Purchased 



Sir J. Fayrer 



F. Stoliczka 



Sir J. Fayrer 



Commissioner of Puri 



S. Elson 



J. Barnett 



J. L. Hendley ... 





Scales. 



t/l 





_c 





-4-> 





be 









J 13 





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tn _^ 





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t-* 



4> .5 



T3 



-C j; 







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73. 



H 



§ 



be 

 T c 



Gj V 



% o 



2£ 



23 



3i 



2 5 



32 



2 3 



35 



2 3 



3i 



23 



28 



23 



35 



23 



30 



24 



30 



25 



33 



24 



33 



25 



3' 



23 



3 1 



41 



43 

 40 

 46 

 39 

 4' 

 43 

 43 

 45 



45 

 46 



42 



Ventrals. 



435 

 465 



450 

 406 

 417 

 427 

 445 

 430 

 440 



418 



Rostral, — portion seen from above more than half the length of the suture between 

 the nasals. Prefrontals touch the 3rd supralabial (also the 2nd sometimes; — four 

 specimens out of 16). Frontal, — parietal sutures slightly largest. Temporals, — one 

 large anterior, followed by another subequal shield, touching the parietals. Marginals, — 

 none. Infralabials, — four. The suture between the first, larger than that between the 

 anterior sublinguals ; the 4th largest, and in contact with 2 scales behind. Sublinguals, — 

 two well-developed pairs, both in contact, Costals, — anterior imbricate, posterior 

 juxtaposed. 



