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SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



subcaudals, 24 pairs; head rather elongate; eye rather large, 

 its diameter much more than its distance from mouth. 



Color in alcohol— AhoYe blackish brown with irregular 

 rows of black dots; a continuous line of white dots covering 

 outer row of scales; edges of ventral scales black, forming a 

 zigzag black line below the white dotted line; another black 

 line immediately above the lateral white line on second scale 

 row ; a white line from snout along upper labials, covering them 

 save for their upper parts ; top of head lighter brown with some 

 darker mottling, particularly on outer edge of parietals; two 

 whitish collars, one immediately behind parietals, and the other 

 five scales back, neither crossing entirely the dorsal surface 

 of neck ; a distinct dark spot on fifth labial and a posterior tem- 

 poral spot; below, chin, neck, belly, and underside of tail im- 

 maculate yellwish. 



Measurements of Calamaria everetti Boulenger. 



Total length 

 Snout to vent 

 Length of head 

 Width of head 



315 



289 



5.5 



Variation. — A second specimen from the same locality agrees 

 well in scalation. The lateral white line is very irregular, as 

 many scales in the second row are white. Boulenger * lists 

 three varieties of this species (only two of which are Philip- 

 pine), as follows: 



A. Nape dark brown, with a yellow collar; belly unspotted. 



B. No collar; belly unspotted. 



C. No collar ; a series of black dots along the middle of belly. 



Table 37. — Measure7nents and scale counts of Calamaria everetti 



Boulenger. 



The first variety (A), a young specimen from Sarawak, Bor- 

 neo, is the type. The second and third varieties (B and C) 

 are from Palawan. The known ventral range is 144 to 184; 



* Loc. cit. 



