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Java (Gadok, Buitenzorg!, Salak, Sindanglaia, Gunung Bunder, 

 Gunung Pengalengan 4000 feet, Volcano Tjisurupan, Preanger, 

 Sukabumi!, Mt. Wilis 5000 feet, Kediri!, Salatiga!, Amba- 

 rawa, Wonosobo, Nongkodjadjar in Tengger Mts. 1300 M.!, 

 Prigan 1800 2300 feet); Borneo!; Celebes (Manado). 



42. Calamaria borneensis Bleeker. 



Calamaria borneensis, Bleeker, Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. XXI 1 860, p. 296. 

 Calamaria borneensis, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 347, pi. XIX, fig. i. 



Snout prominent; diameter of the eye shorter than its distance 

 from the mouth; rostral more deep than broad; frontal more 

 long than broad, about two times and a half as broad as a 

 supraocular, shorter than the parietals; one prae- and one 

 postocular; four upper labials, second and third entering the 

 eye, second much larger than first and third; mental and two 

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

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

 152 192; anal entire; subcaudals 17 22. Tail obtusely pointed. 



Dark brown above, uniform or with six black longitudinal 

 lines; sometimes a white lateral streak between two black 

 ones of which the lower runs on the outer ends of the ventrals; 

 on the sides of neck and tail some yellow spots; end of tail 

 black or with black spots. Lower surface yellowish, or with 

 small black dots or checkered black and white. Length of 

 head and body 306 mm.; tail 24 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the British Museum. 



Habitat: Borneo (Claudetown on Baram river!, Sintang!, 

 Matang, Kuching, Sarawak, Paku, Simanggang). 



43. Calamaria benjaminsi Edeling. 



Calamaria benjaminsii, Edeling, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. II 1864, p. 202. 

 Calamaria benjaminsii, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. II 1894, p. 347. 



Rostral almost as broad as deep; frontal more long than 

 broad; supraocular small; one prae- and one postocular; four 

 upper labials, second and third entering the eye, second and 

 fourth largest; mental in contact with the anterior chin-shields; 

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

 ventrals 145 154; anal entire; subcaudals 17 20. Tail pointed. 



Uniformly blackish-purple above; outer row of scales with 

 white spots; upper lip reddish. Lower surface red, with a black 



