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170. Calamaria leucocephala. 



Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii, p. 83 (1854) ; Gunth. Eept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 198 (1864) ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii, p. 344 (1894) ; S. Flower, 



P. Z. S. 1899, p. 074. 

 Calamaria lumbricoidea, far., Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 



xvi, p. 908 (1847). 

 Calamaria nigro-alha, Giintli. 1. c. pi. xviii, fig. C. 



Rostral much broader than deep ; frontal at least as broad as 

 long, four times as broad as the supraocular, shorter than the 

 parietals ; a prse- and a postocular ; diameter of eye much less 

 than its distance from the mouth ; 5 upper labials, third and 

 fourth entering the eye ; first lower labial in contact -with its 

 fellow behind the symphysial. 13 rows of scales, Veuti*als 136- 

 171 ; anal entire ; subeaudals 19-45. Tail ending in a point. 

 Dark brown or black above, highly iridescent ; head sometimes 

 yellow, \\it\\ or without dark bro^\"^ markings ; lower parts white, 

 buff, or A^ery pale purplish blue ; a faint browii subcaudal line may 

 be present. 



Total length 450 millim. ; tail 48. 



Malay Peninsula (Penang, Selangor, Singapore), Sumatra, 

 Borneo, Java. 



171. Calamaria pavimentata. 



Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii, p. 71 (1854) ; Bouleng. Faun. Brit. Ind., 

 Kept. p. 282 (1890) ; id. Cat. Sn. ii, p. 348 (1894); S. Flower, 

 P. Z. S. 1896, p. 886, and 1899, p. 675. 



Calamaria quadrimacidata, iJum. & Bibr. t. c. p. 73 ; Giintli. Rept. 

 Brit. Ind. p. 197 (1864). 



Calamaria siamensis, Giintli. op. cit. p. 196. 



Rostral as deep as broad ; frontal longer than broad, twice and 

 a half as broad as the supraocular, shorter than the parietals ; a 

 prse- and a postocular ; the diameter of the eye nearly equals its 

 distance from the mouth ; 4 upper labials, second and third 

 entering the eye; first lower labial in contact with its fellow 

 behind the symphysial. 13 rows of scales. Ventrals 133-182 ; 

 anal entire ; subeaudals 9-27. Tail pointed. Reddish brown 

 above, with five dark longitudinal lines or series of spots ; nape dark 

 brown, separated from the back by a yellow collar ; a pair of 

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



Total length 320 millim. ; tail 15. 



Southern China to Malay Archipelago (Penang, Prov. Wellesley, 

 Perak, Pahang), Java. 



