CALAMARIA. 49 



Gen. Calamaria. 

 Calamaria brachyorrhos (?) (Schl.). 



Colour — uniform browri;, except the central part of the abdominal 

 scuta, which is brownish yellow, crossed with bands and semi-bands 

 of brown at irregular distances ; towards the throat these transverse 

 bands are wanting. 



General form, thick, rounded ; head small, short, and narrow ; no 

 fangs, teeth in jaws and palate ; tail blunt, short, and thick ; scales 

 smooth, uniform ; no dorsal line of large scales. 



Rows of scales, 19. 



Abdominal scuta, 172. 



Subcaudal scuta, 36. 



Length from muzzle to vent, 2 feet 5 inches \ n r + o i • i, 

 „ from tail 4^ inches ) ^ 



When fresh, this snake was of a dark gray colour. It was 

 killed in Labuan by Mr. Motley, whose attention was at- 

 tracted by a rustling among the dead leaves on the path, 

 when coming up from his boat one fine moonlight evening : to 

 his surprise he perceived this snake, which faced him and 

 occupied the middle of the path, making repeated incipient 

 springs towards him. 



