436 



MALPALON. 



Serpens Ceilanica Malpalon dicta a Rajo in Syhops. p. 331. 

 Seb. 2. t, 39./. 4. 



A BEAUTIFUL snakc, about the size of the com- 

 mon Viper, and of a bright yellow colour, with a 

 black dorsal stripe consisting of rather small, nu- 

 merous, alternate, squarish spots (but with round, 

 projecting ends), united to a middle black line : 

 lateral spots of similar form, but of a red colour : 

 sides of the body, near the scuta, speckled with 

 black : head rather large, of a somewhat length- 

 ened form,^ covered in front with large scales, 

 and variegated with black spots : abdomen yel- 

 low, spotted with black : tail rather long, and 

 gradually tapering to a fine point. 



STRIATED SNAKE. 



Serpens Brasiliensis versicolor, species ^sculapii. Seb. 2. 

 t. 42./. 1. 



Length about two feet : colour above pale 

 blue, elegantly undulated by numerous blackish 

 transverse streaks : head of moderate size, large- 

 scaled, spotted with black, and marked at the be- 

 ginning of the neck with a pair of short streaks : 

 abdomen white : tail moderately taper. 



