368 covvsnmts. 
3. Bungarus candidus. 
Seba, Thes. ii. pl. lvi. figs. 1, 3, 4 (1735) ; Russell, Ind. Serp. i. pl. i. 
1 
(1796). 
Coluber candidus, Linn. Mus, Ad, Frid. p. 33, pl. vii. fg 1 (1754), 
and 8. N. i. p. 384 (1766) ; Daud, Rept. vi. p. 288 (1808). 
Pseudoboa cerulea, Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p, 284 (1801). 
—— krait, Schneid. l. c. p. 288. 
Boa lineata, Shaw, Zool, iii. p. 356 (1802). 
Bungarus ceruleus, Daud. Rept. vy. p. 270, pl. Ixv. fig. 2 (1803) ; 
Dum. §& Bibr. vii. p. 12783 (1854) ; Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 
xxxix. 1870, p. 209; Jan, Icon. Gén. 44, pl. ili. figs. 2 & 3 (1873) ; 
Fayrer, Thanatoph. Ind, pl. x. (1874); Murray, Zool, Sind, p. 387 
(1884); Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 3888 (1890); W. Selater, 
Journ, As. Soc. Beng. 1x. 1891, p. 245. 
semifasciatus, Bote, Isis, 1827, p. 552; Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. 
p. 459, im xvi. tigs. 18-20 (1837), and Abbild. p. 38, pl. xviii. 
figs. 6-10 (1889); Dum. & Bibr, t. c. p. 1271; Giinth. Cat. 
p- 221 (1858), and Rept. Brit. Ind p. 344 (1864); Jan, 7. e. pl. ii. 
tig.4; Boettg. Ber. Offend. Ver. Nat. 1885, p. 16; EF. Miill. Verh. 
Nat. Ges. Basel, viii. 1887, p. 276. : 
Aspidoclonion semifasciatum, Wagl. Icon. Amph. KF ii. (1828). 
Bungarus candidus, Cantor, Cat. Mal. Rept. p. 115 (1847). 
arcuatus, Dum. § Bibr, t. c. p. 1272. 
—— lineatus, Giinth. Cat. p. 219. 
— wmulticinctus, Blyth, b ak As. Soc. Beng. xxix. 1861, p. 98; 
Boettg. Ber. Offenb. Ver. Nat. 1888, p. 86. 
ceruleus, part., Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 348; Theob. Cat, 
Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 215 (1876). 
Rostral broader than deep, visible from above; internasals 
shorter than the prefrontals; frontal longer than broad, as long as 
its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; 
one pre- and two postoculars; temporals 1+1 or 1+2; seven 
upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye; two pairs of sub- 
equal chin-shields, anterior in contact with three (rarely four) lower 
labials. Scales in 15 (rarely 17) rows, vertebrals much enlarged, 
broader than long on the hinder half of the body. Ventrals 195- 
237 ; anal entire ; subcaudals single, 37-56. Dark brown or bluish- 
black above, with narrow transverse white streaks or with small 
white spots, or alternately barred with dark brown and yellow; 
lower parts uniform white. 
Total length 1080 millim.; tail 160. 
India, Burma, Southern China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, 
Java, Celebes, 
A. Forma ryprca (0. candidus, L., B. semifasciatus, Boie),—27- 
34 dark brown or blackish bars on the body and tail, the first 
continuous with the dark colour of the head, narrowed and 
rounded on the sides; separated by broad yellowish-white 
interspaces, which may be spotted with black. 
a-e. 3 (V. 215, 216, Java. Lidth de Jeude Collection. 
215, 212; ©. 49, 48, 
50, 46) & 2 (V. 222; 
C. 45). 
