121. CALAMABIA. 



25. Calamaria borneensis. (PLATE XEX. fig. 1.) 



Calamaria borneensis, Sleek. Nat. Tijdschr. Nederl. Ind. xxi. 1800, 

 p. -29Q. 



Snout prominent ; rostral rather deeper than broad, the portion 

 visible from above at least as long as the suture between the 

 pncfrontals ; frontal longer than broad, shorter than the parietals, 

 about twice and a half as broad as the supraocular ; one prae- and 

 one postocular ; diameter of the eye rather less than its distance 

 from the mouth ; four upper labials, second much larger than first 

 or third, second and third 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 163-192 ; anal 

 entire ; subcaudals 19-21. Tail very obtusely pointed. Dark 

 brown above, uniform or with six black longitudinal lines ; some 

 yellowish spots on the sides of the neck and tail ; end of tail 

 blackish, or spotted with black. 



Total length 330 millim. ; tail 24. 



Borneo. 



A. A white lateral streak between two black ones, the lower of 



which extends on the outer ends of the ventrals ; belly uniform 

 yellowish in the middle, or with small blackish dots. 



a. Hgr. (V. 185 ; C. 21). Sintang. Dr. Bleeker. (Type.) 



b-c. $ (V. 192 ; C. 19) & Matang. 

 hgr. (V. 178; C. 19). 



B. No lateral streaks ; belly checkered black and white. 



a. d (V. 163 ; C. 19). Claudetown, Baram R. C. Hose, Esq. [C.]. 



26. Calamaria benjaminsii. 



Calamaria benjaminsii, Edeling, Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. ii. 1864, 

 p. 202 : Boettg. Mitth. Geogr. Ges. u. Nat. Mus. Liibeck, ('2) \. 

 1893, p. . 



Apparently very closely allied to C. linncei, but supraocular 

 smaller and tail pointed. 145-154 ventrals; 17-20 subcaudals. 

 Uniform blackish purple above ; the scales of the outer series with 

 a white spot ; upper lip and belly reddish ; a black streak aloug the 

 side of the ventrals, and another along the middle of the tail. 



Total length 260 millim. ; tail 23. 



Borneo. 



27. Calamaria javanica. (PLATE XIX. fig. 2.) 



Calamaria javanica, Bouleng. Ann. 8f Mag. N. H. (6) vii. 1891, 

 p. 279. 



Rostral nearly as deep as broad, visible from above ; frontal a 

 little longer than broad, shorter than the parietals, thrice as broad 

 as the supraocular ; no pracocular ; one postocular; diameter of the 

 eye nearly equal to its distance from the mouth ; four upper labials, 



