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one prae- and one postocular; five upper labials, third and 

 fourth entering the eye; first lower labial in contact with its 

 fellow behind the mental; both pairs of chin-shields in contact. 

 Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 151 — 200; anal entire; subcaudals 

 15 — 30. Tail obtuse. 



Dark brown or black above, with or without yellowish or 

 small black spots, or yellow with brown spots. Lower surface 

 black, uniform or with yellow markings, or yellow with black 

 outer ends to the ventrals. Length of head and body 410 mm. ; 

 tail 30 mm. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Mt. Singalang, Fort de Kock); Java 

 (Buitenzorg! (types of C. bogorensis), Sindanglaia 3500 — 4500 

 feet, Pengalengan 4000 feet. Volcano Tjisurupan, Tjibodas 

 1425 M., Rarahan); Celebes (Manado, Lake Posso). 



20. Calamaria lautensis n. sp. 



Diameter of the eye equals its distance from the mouth; 

 rostral about as broad as deep; frontal more long than broad, 

 twice as broad as a supraocular, shorter than the parietals; 

 one prae- and one postocular; five upper labials, third and 

 fourth entering the eye; first lower labial in contact with its 



Fig. 66. Calamaria lautensis n. sp. Chin-shields. X SVa- 



fellow behind the mental ; both pairs of chin-shields in contact. 

 Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 123 — 146; anal entire; subcaudals 

 24 — 27. Tail ending in a point. 



Brown or greyish above, with small darker spots; on the 

 nape two or three white vertical spots, sometimes indistinct; 

 a white streak on the posterior labials; outer row of scales 

 with white spots. Lower surface yellow, each shield with a 



