282 COLTIBRID^. 



temporals, the parietals iu contact with the labials. Body cylin- 

 drical, rigid; scales smooth, without apical pits, in 13 rows; tail 

 short, sulDcaudals in two rows. 



A genus of about thirty species, ranging from Assam (?), Burma, 

 and Southern Cliina to the Malay Archipelago, where they are 

 most abundant in Java, Sumatra, and Borneo. Small snakes, 

 usually found concealed under stones or fallen trees. 



Sijnoj'isis of Indian and Burmese Species. 



Suhcaudals 13-27 C. pavmentata, p. 282. 



Subcaudals 41 C. cafenata, p. 282. 



332. Calamaria pavimentata. 



C'alamaria pavimentata, Ditm. ^- Bihv. J^rp. Gen. vii, p. 71 : Jan., 



Icon. Ophid. 10, pi. i, fi<r. 9. 

 Calamaria quaclrimaculata, Dam. S)- Bihr. t. c. p. 73 ; Jan, L c. fig. 10 ; 



Gilnth. Bept. B. I. p. 197. 

 Calamaria siamensis, Gi'mth. I. c. p. 190; Theob. Cat. p. 140. 



Eostral as deep as broad, well visible from above ; frontal longer 

 than broad, shorter than the parietals, twice to twice and a half 

 as broad as the supraocular ; one prae- and one postocular ; four 

 upper labials, second and fourth lai'gest, second and tliird entering 

 the eye ; first pair of lower labials forming a suture behind the 

 inental ; two pairs of chin-shields, in contact with each other. 

 Scales in 13 rows. Yentrals 140-182 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 

 13-27. Tail pointed. Eeddish brown above, with five dark 

 longitudinal lines or series of spots; nape dark brown, separated 

 from the back by a yellow collar ; a pair of yellow spots at the 

 base and another at the end of the tail ; lo\^er parts uniform 

 yellowish, with a dark hue along the tail in the Burmese and Javan 

 specimens, obscured with brown mottlings or brown with lighter 

 borders in the var. siamensis. 



Total length 12-5 inches; tail 0-6. 



Hah. Burma (Toungngoo, Eangoon), Siam, Gochinchina, Canton, 

 Java. 



333. Calamaria? catenata. 



Calamaria catenata, Bli/fh, J. A. .S'. B. xxiii, 18o4, p. 287; Theoh, 

 Cat p. 141. 



Frontal almost as large as the parietals. Scales in 13 rows. 

 Ventrals 187 ; subcaudals 41 . Predominant colour dusky above, 

 formed by minute black specks upon a pale ground-tint ; below pale 

 baff and marked with lateral series of square black spots ; four 

 black hues throughout above, the upper bordering a pale medial 

 streak, which is simple upon the tail, but along tlae body forms a 

 concatenation of elongate oval spots ; an imperfect whitish-buff 

 collar, and similar marks before and behind the eye. 



Total length 17 inches ; tail 2|. 



Hah. This species, of which I have not seen any specimens, was 

 described from Assam. I refer it with doubt to this genus. 



