176 



streak along the side of the ventrals; tail with a median black 

 line. Length of head and body 237 mm.; tail 23 mm. (Not 

 seen by me). 



Habitat: Borneo (Bulangan river, Bandjermassin). 



44. Calamaria javanica Boulenger. 



Calamaria javanica^ Boulenger, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) VII 1891, p. 279; Cat. Sn. 

 II 1894, p. 347, pi. XIX fig. 2. 



Diameter of the eye about equal to its distance from the 

 mouth; rostral almost as deep as broad; frontal slightly tnore 

 long than broad, three times as broad as a supraocular, shorter 

 than the parietals; no praeocular; one postocular; four upper 

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

 largest; mental and three lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields separated. Scales 

 in 13 rows; ventrals 158 — 181 ; anal entire; subcaudals 15 — 17. 

 Tail ending obtusely. 



Dark brown above, each scale with a light dot; a yellow, 

 interrupted collar; upper lip yellow. Lower surface uniformly 

 yellowish; a dark median line along the tail. Length of head 

 and body 195 mm.; tail 12 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Perlak in S. Atjeh); Java!. 



45. Calamaria pavimentata Dum. & Bibr. 



Calamaria pavimentata^ Dumeril & Bibron, Erp. Gen. VII 1854, p. 71. 

 Calamaria pavimentata^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 348 (s. syn.). 



Diameter of the eye nearly equal to its distance from the 

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

 twice 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; first lower labial in contact 

 with its fellow behind the mental; three lower labials in 

 contact with the anterior chin-shields; both pairs of chin-shields 

 in contact. Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 133 — 182; anal entire; 

 subcaudals 9 — 27. Tail ending in a point. 



Reddish-brown above, with five dark, longitudinal lines or 

 series of spots; nape dark brown; a yellow collar; a pair of 

 yellow spots on the base of the tail and at the end. Lower 

 surface yellowish, uniform or mottled with brown or brown 



