121. CALAMARTA. 347 



25. Calamaria borneensis. (Plate XIX. fig. 1.) 



Calamaria borneensis, JBleek. Nat. Tijdschr. Xederl. Lid. xxi. 1860, 

 p. 296. 



Snout prominent ; rostral rather deeper than broad, the portion 

 visiljle from above at least as long as the suture between the 

 pra)frontals ; frontal longer than broad, shorter than the parietals, 

 about twice and a half as broad as the supraocular; one prse- and 

 one postocular ; diameter of the eye rather less than its distance 

 from the mouth ; four upper labials, second much larger than first 

 or third, second and third entering the eye ; symphysial in contact 

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

 with each other. 13 rows of scales. Ventrals 163-192 ; anal 

 entire ; subcaudals 19-21. Tail very obtusely pointed. Dark 

 brown above, uniform or with six black longitudinal lines ; some 

 yellowish spots on the sides of the neck and tail ; end of tail 

 blackish, or spotted with black. 



Total length 330 millim. : tail 24. 



Borneo. 



A. A white lateral streak between two black ones, the lower of 



which extends on the outer ends of the ventrals ; belly uniform 

 yellowish in the middle, or with small blackish dots. 



a. Hgr. (V. 185 ; C. 21). Sintang. Dr. Bleeker. (Type.) 



b-c. 2 i^'- 192 ; C. 19) & Matang. 

 hgr. (V. 178 ; C. 19). 



B. No lateral streaks ; belly checkered black and white. 



a. cS (V. 163 ; C. 19). Claudetowu, Baram E. C. Hose, Esq. [C.]. 



26, Calamaria benjaminsii. 



Calamaria benjaminsii, Edelimj, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierl: ii. 1864, 

 p. 202 : Boettij. Mitth. Geoqr. Ges. u. Nat. Mm. Lubeck, (2) v. 

 189;i, p. — . 



Apparently very closely allied to C. linnai, but supraocular 

 smaller and tail pointed. 145-154 ventrals; 17-20 subcaudals. 

 Uniform blackish purple above ; the scales of the outer series with 

 a white spot ; upper lip and belly reddish ; a black streak along the 

 side of the ventrals, and another along the middle of the tail. 



Total length 260 millim. ; tail 23. 



Borneo. 



27. Calamaria javanica. (Plate XIX. fig. 2.) 



Calamaria javanica, Boideng. Ann. i^- Mag. N. H. (6) vii. 1891, 

 p. 279. 



Eostral nearly as deep as broad, visible from above ; frontal a 

 little longer than broad, shorter than the parietals, thrice as broad 

 as the supraocular; no praeocular ; one postocular; diameter of the 

 eye nearly equal to its distance from the mouth ; four upper labials, 



