394 Mr. G. A. Boulenger on new 



internasals as long as broad, as long as the prefrontals ; 

 frontal twice as long as broad, longer than its distance from 

 the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal as 

 long as deep ; one pra3- and tliree postoculars ; temporals 

 1 + 2 or 3; eight upper labials, third, fourth, and fifth 

 entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are sliorter than the posterior. 

 Scales in 15 rows, all strongly keeled. Ventrals 137-141; 

 anal divided; subcaudals 65-75. Reddish brown anteriorly, 

 with more or less distinct blackish cross-bands and a dark 

 nuchal blotch, connected with a dark streak on each side of 

 the head along tlie upper border of the labials ; latter whitish, 

 speckled or vermiculate with brown ; body olive or dark grey 

 posteriorly ; belly yellow, reddish on the sides, dotted with 

 blackish ; posterior ventrals and subcaudals, in the male, 

 dark grey. 



Total length 530 millim. ; tail 150. 



Two specimens, male (V. 141 ; C. 75) and young (V^. 137 ; 

 C. 0)6), from Loka, Bonthain Peak, about 3500 feet. 



Intermediate between T. celehicus, Peters and Doria, and 

 T. picturatus, Schleg. 



Calamaria acutirostrls. 



Snout pointed. Rostral small, as deep as broad, just 

 visible from above ; frontal ])entagonal, as long as broad or 

 slightly longer than broad, as long as its distance from the 

 end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals, four times 

 as broad as the supraocular ; one pra3- and one postocular ; 

 the diameter of the eye hardly equals its distance from the 

 mouth ; five upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; 

 a pair of large anterior chin-shields, in contact with the 

 symphysial ; posterior chin-shields small and separated by a 

 scale. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 156-179; anal entire; 

 subcaudals 14-24. Tail ending in a point. Uniform 

 blackish brown above, white beneath. 



Total length 250 millim. ; tail 43. 



Several specimens from Loka, Bonthain Peak, about 

 3500 feet. 



This species connects Calamaria with Pseudorhahdium. 



Calamaria Muelleri. 



Rostral large, as deep as broad, the portion visible from 

 above as long as or a little longer than its distance from the 

 frontal; frontal hexagonal, much longer than broad, much 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as 

 or a little shorter than the parietals, twice as broad as the 



