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Java (Gadok, Buitenzorg!, Salak, Sindanglaia, Gunung Bunder, 

 Gunung Pengalengan 4000 feet, Volcano Tjisurupan, Preanger, 

 Sukabumi!, Mt. Wilis 5000 feet, Kcdiri!, Salatiga!, Amba- 

 rawa, Wonosobo, Nongkodjadjar in Tengger Mts. 1300 M.!, 

 Prigan 1800 — 2300 feet); Borneo!; Celebes (Manado). 



42. Calamaria borneensis Bleeker. 



Calaniixria borni'cnsis^ Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. XXI i860, p. 296. 

 Calamaria borneensis^ Boulengcr, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 347, pi. XIX, fig. 1. 



Snout prominent; diameter of the eye shorter than its distance 

 from the mouth; rostral more deep than broad; frontal more 

 long than broad, about two times and a half as broad as a 

 supraocular, shorter than the parietals; one prae- and one 

 postocular; four upper labials, second and third entering the 

 eye, second much larger than first and third; mental and two 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; both 

 pairs of chin-shields in contact. Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 

 152 — 192; anal entire; subcaudals 17 — 22. Tail obtusely pointed. 



Dark brown above, uniform or with six black longitudinal 

 lines; sometimes a white lateral streak between two black 

 ones of which the lower runs on the outer ends of the ventrals; 

 on the sides of neck and tail some yellow spots; end of tail 

 black or with black spots. Lower surface yellowish, or with 

 small black dots or checkered black and white. Length of 

 head and body 306 mm.; tail 24 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Borneo (Claudetown on Baram river!, Sintang!, 

 Matang, Kuching, Sarawak, Paku, Simanggang). 



43. Calamaria benjaminsi PLdeling. 



Calamaria benjaminsii^ Edeling, Nedeil. Tijdschr. Dierk. II 1864, p. 202. 

 Calamaria benjaminsii^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 347. 



Rostral almost as broad as deep; frontal more long than 

 broad; supraocular small; one prae- and one postocular; four 

 upper labials, second and third entering the eye, second and 

 fourth largest; mental in contact with the anterior chin-shields; 

 both pairs of chin-shields in contact. Scales in 13 rows; 

 ventrals 145 — 154; anal entire; subcaudals 17 — 20. Tail pointed. 



Uniformly blackish-purple above; outer row of scales with 

 white spots; upper lip reddish. Lower surface red, with a black 



