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tudinal bands; on each side behind the head a yellowish spot, 

 interrupting the lateral bands; two yellowish spots on the tail, 

 the anterior on the base and a median dark line. Lower 

 surface yellowish-white, each ventral and subcaudal with a 

 black spot on the outer ends; a dark median line along the 

 tail. Length of head and body 228 mm.; tail 27 mm. (After 

 DespaX; not seen by me). 



Habitat: Dutch East Indies. 



23. Calamaria albopunctata Barbour. 



Calamaria albopuiicta/a^ Barbour, Bull. Mus. Zool. Canibr. 1,1 1907/08, p. 319. 



Diameter of the eye shorter than its distance from the mouth; 

 rostral a little more broad than deep; frontal more long than 

 broad, less than twice as broad as a supraocular, much shorter 

 than the parietals; one prae- and one postocular; five upper 

 labials, second and fifth largest, 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 247; anal entire; subcaudals 14. Tail ending bluntly. 



Dark brown above; two outer rows of scales with light 

 centres; a light band on the occiput. Lower surface yellow 

 with a few dusky markings; a blackish median line along 

 the tail. Length of head and body? (After BarbouR; not 

 seen by me). 



Habitat: Dutch East Indies. 



24. Calamaria bicolor Dum. & Bibr. 



Calamaria bicolor^ Dumeril & Bibron, Erp. Gen. VII 1854, p. 78. 

 Calamaria bicolor^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 342. 



Diameter of the eye a little shorter than its distance from the 

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

 about three times as broad as a supraocular, almost as long 

 as the parietals; 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 143 — 152; anal 

 entire; subcaudals 24 — 29. Tail ending in a point. 



Black above; two outer rows of scales whitish; upper lip 

 whitish. Lower surface whitish; tail with or without a black 

 median line. Length of head and body 318 mm.; tail 57 mm. 



