. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . cur in the EasternHimalaj^as since a specimen in the Indian Museum is fromSamaguting in the Naga Hills, Assam. If it occurs in the EasternHimalaya it must be rare as there is no record, as far as I amaware, from this region. It is common in parts of Pajputana notably where the altitudeexceeds about 1,500 feet, such places as Mount Abu, Udaipore,Ajmer, and Jej^pore, all in or beside the Aravalli Hills. It isnoteworthy also that Yizagapatam where Russell got his specimenis close to hills, and Berhampore (Orissa) from where I have hada specimen, i
. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . cur in the EasternHimalaj^as since a specimen in the Indian Museum is fromSamaguting in the Naga Hills, Assam. If it occurs in the EasternHimalaya it must be rare as there is no record, as far as I amaware, from this region. It is common in parts of Pajputana notably where the altitudeexceeds about 1,500 feet, such places as Mount Abu, Udaipore,Ajmer, and Jej^pore, all in or beside the Aravalli Hills. It isnoteworthy also that Yizagapatam where Russell got his specimenis close to hills, and Berhampore (Orissa) from where I have hada specimen, is only ten miles or so from hills. On the otherhand Karachi, Broach, Purneah District, 24 Parganas, andColombo from whence there are records, cannot be said to be nearhills. A detailed eniimeration of its known localities is given in ourmap. GeograijMcal distribution.—Ceylon, Hills of Peninsula India^Sind, Rajpootana, Western Himalayas, Bengal East of Purneah,Naga Hills Assam. * Vol-x., p- 72. A POPULAR TREATISE ON THE COMMON INDIAN SNAKES. 27. , /»r 71 • Lepidosis Rostral.—Touches 6 shields ; the rostro-nasal sutureslargest, about twice the rostro-internasal. Internasals.—A pairs;the suture between them half, or less than half that between theprsefrontal fellows, about two-thirds the internaso-prsefrontalsutures. Prcefrontals.—A pair; the suture between them rathergreater than the prsefronto-frontal ; in contact with internasal,postnasal, loreal, prteocular, and sometimes with the —Touches 6 shields usually, 8 when the prgeocularmeets it; the fronto-supraocular sutures largest.—Supraoculars.—As long as frontal, but not so broad in a line connecting thecentres of the eyes. Nasals.—Two, almost entirely separated by,the nostril, a suture running to the 1st supralabial. Loreals.—Onerather longer than deep. Troeoculars—.One. Postoculars.——Two, the upper touching a supralabial usually the 6thor 7th. Supfralahcals.—Very v
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