a half as long as broad, not twice so broad as a supraocular, 

 shorter than the parietals; one prae- and one postocular; five 

 upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; first lower 

 labial in contact with its fellow behind the mental; three 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; both 

 pairs of chin-shields in contact. Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 

 144 184; anal entire; subcaudals 16 24. Tail ending in a point. 



Brown above, with longitudinal series of darker spots, forming 

 two lines along each side; scales of outer row white with 

 dark brown borders; head brown, with dark spots; sometimes 

 a yellow collar. Lower surface yellowish, uniform or with a 

 median series of black dots; a dark line along the tail usually 

 present. Length of head and body 312 mm.; tail 18 mm. 



Habitat: Mentawei Islands (Siberut!); Borneo (Pangkalan 

 ampat, Baram!, Sarawak). Palawan!. 



1 8. Calamaria occipitalis Jan. 



Calamaria occipitalis^ Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. II 1862, p. 9. 

 Calamaria occipitalis^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 342. 



Diameter of the eye shorter than its distance from the mouth ; 

 rostral much more broad than deep; frontal more long than 

 broad, one time and a half as broad as a supraocular, as long 

 as the parietals; one prae- and one postocular; five upper 

 labials, third and fourth entering the eye; first lower labial 

 in contact with its fellow behind the mental; both pairs of 

 chin-shields in contact. Scales in 13 rows; ventrals 177 179; 

 anal divided; subcaudals 20 21. Tail ending in a point. 



Blackish above; two outer series of scales whitish; upper 

 lip and a band across the occiput whitish. Lower surface 

 whitish; a black median line along the tail. Length of head 

 and body 460 mm.; tail 40 mm. (Not seen by me). 



Habitat: Java. 



19. Calamaria virgulata Boie. 



Calamaria virgulata^ Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 540. 



Calamaria bogorensis^ v. Lidth de Jeude, M. Weber, Zool. Ergebn. I 1890, p. 182. 



Calamaria virgulata, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894. p. 340 (s. syn.). 



Diameter of the eye equal to its distance from the mouth; 

 rostral almost as deep as broad; frontal more long than broad, 

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



