XXXII. REMARKS ON A SPECIMEN OF 

 C ALA MAR! A J A V ANICA. 



By Colonel F. Wall, I. M.S. 



1 have recently examined an example of the genus Calamaria 

 belonging to the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. As 

 this specimen is a valuable one, the following notes on it should 

 I think be placed on record. 



The specimen (No. 4450) was referred by Sclater (List Snakes 

 Ind. Mus. 1891) to Calamaria pavimentata. I am of opinion that 

 it should be referred to C. javavica. 



It was obtained from Johore in the Malay Peninsula, and 

 measured 142 mm. (5I inches). 



Lepidosis. RostraL — Touching four shields, the rostro- 

 praefrontal sutures longer than the rostro-labials. Portion visible 

 above a shade less than its distance to the frontal. Interna- 

 sfl/s.— Wanting. Praefrontak. — Length greater than the frontal, 

 touching the rostral, istandand supralabials, eye and supraocular. 

 Frontal. — As long as the snout, half the parietals, equal to its 

 breadth. Supraoculars. — Length one-third the frontal, breadth 

 one-fifth the frontal. Nasal. — Vers- small. Loreal. — None. Prae- 

 ocidar. — None. Postocular. — None. Supralabials. — Four, the 3rd 

 very short, the 4th longer than the 2nd and 3rd taken together, 

 two-thirds the parietals ; 2nd and 3rd touching the eye. Sublin- 

 guals. — Posterior, not separated, touching the 3rd and 4th infra- 

 labials. Infralabials. — The 1st in contact behind the mental; 4th 

 largest, length three- fourths the posterior sublinguals, breadth 

 equal to those shields. Costals. — In 13 rows in the whole body 

 length, the ultimate row not enlarged, smooth. Ventrals. — 187. 

 Anal. — Entire. Snbcaudals. — 15, entire. 



Tail compressed basally. Eye about one-third the length 

 of the snout, less than its distance to the edge of the lip. Uniform 

 light brown dorsally and ventrally, the costals with rather lighter 

 edges. No head marks, nor tail marks. 



