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 28 TRIMERESURUS ERYTHRURUS.

become greatly decomposed, was also of same length and girth as the second snake. All the three had the supra-citary divided into two shields as noted by Günther:

Trimeresurus Erythrurus.

“Dr. Stoliczka says that its head is elongately oval, and more depressed than either T. carinatus or 1. gramineus. The lips and chin are white, the lateral line is white, bordered with purple, or greenislı below. Colour grass green, lighter on the sides and belly. Ginther says that old females do not show either the white lips or line. In this species there is not generally an azygos shield between the supra-nasals, but Dr. Stoliczka says that there is sometimes a small azygos shield. The scales on the body are strongly carinated, in twenty-one to twenty. three series. It is said by Günther to grow to the length of thirty-three inches, and to be found in the Delta of the Ganges. Dr. Stoliczka found it common in the limestone hills about Moulmein, in Penang and Java." (Fayrer). According to Ball and Rink it is also found in the Nicobars.