121. CALAMARIA. 339 
than broad, shorter than the parietals, about twice as broad as the 
supraocular ; one pre- and one postocular; diameter of the eye less 
than its distance from the mouth ; five upper labials, the four anterior 
subequal in size, third and fourth 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 152-178; 
anal entire; subcaudals 12-18. Tail ending in an obtuse point. 
Brown or blackish above, with or without darker or lighter spots 
and streaks; a black spot at the outer extremity of each ventral 
shield, and a blackish line along the lower surface of the tail. 
Total length 255 millim.; tail 20. 
Philippine Islands, 
A. Brown above, with three light dorsal streaks or series of spots 
bordered by series of black dots; belly uniform yellowish or 
with a few scattered black dots. 
a,b. 29 (V. 167; C. 18) & Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.}. 
ye, (V.. 1705; C. 17). 
emon(Ve 17s Ci 12), Luzon. Dr. A. B. Meyer [C.]. 
B. Brown above, with four more or less distinct blackish longi- 
tudinal lines; ventrals dotted with brown anteriorly. 
d,e. 3 (V. 162; C. 18) & Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 
(V.178; C. 12). 
fags (Nin 163 C5 17); Philippines. Hr. Salmin [C.]. 
C. Blackish brown above, with minute whitish dots; ventrals black 
anteriorly. 
gare, CW. 169 3 C, 14). S. Negros. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 
12. Calamaria sumatrana. 
Calamaria sumatrana, Edeling, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. xxxi. 
1870, p. 879 ; Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1890, p. 34; W. L. Sclater, 
Journ. As, Soc. Beng. 1x. 1891, p. 233. 
Rostral a little broader than deep; frontal longer than broad, a 
little shorter than the parietals, rather more than twice as broad as 
the supraocular; one pre-and one postocular; the diameter of the 
eye equals its distance from the mouth; five upper labials, third 
and fourth entering the eye; two pairs of chin-shields in contact 
with each other, the anterior in contact with the symphysial. Scales 
in 13 rows. Ventrals 129-176; anal entire; subcaudals 12-31 *, 
Tail ending in a point. Reddish brown or dark brown above, 
with five black longitudinal lines or series of small black spots ; 
each scale of the outer row with a white spot; a more or less 
distinct yellow collar on the nape, continuous or narrowly inter- 
rupted in the middle; sometimes a similar marking at the base 
of the tail; lower parts uniform yellowish, with a more or less 
distinct black line along the middle of the tail. 
* The male specimen from Singapore in the Calcutta Museum has 129 
yentrals and 31 subcaudals. 
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