232. NAIA, 



385 



L. L. Dillwyn, Esq. 



f-g- i (Sc. f ; V. 181; Labuan. 

 C.47j&$ (Sc.|; V. 



182 ; C. ?). 



h. Yg. (Sc. ^; V. 186; Mt. Kina Balu, N. A. Everett, Esq. [C.]. 

 0. 49). Borneo. 



i. Yg. (Sc. jj ; V. 186 ; Limlaawan, Lower A. Everett, Esq. [0.1. 

 C. 46). Padaa E., N. 



Borneo. 



k. 2 (Sc. j^; V. 186; 0. Borneo. 

 50). 



SirE Belcher [P.]. 



A. Everett, Esq. [P.], 



6. Naia samarensis. 



Naja tripudians, var. F, part., Ounth. Cat. p. 225 (18-58). 



tripudians, var. samarensis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1861, 



p. 690. 



Eye moderate, about half as long as the snout in the adult. 

 Eostral once and two thirds as broad as deep, the portion visible 

 from above measuring one fourth to one third its distance from the 

 frontal ; internasals shorter than the praefrontals, in contact with 

 or narrowly separated from the praeocular ; frontal as long as broad 

 or slightly longer than broad, as broad as the supraocular, as long 

 as or shorter than its distance from the rostral, one half to three 

 fifths the length of the parietals ; one or three enlarged occipital 

 shields may be present behind the parietals ; one prse- and three 

 postoculars; temporals 2 + 2 or 2 + 3; seven upper labials (exception- 

 ally six through fusion of the third and fourth), third deepest, third 

 and fourth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are longer than the posterior. 21 or 

 23 scales across the neck, 17 or 19 across the middle of the body. 

 Ventrals 159-175 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 45-50. Black above, 

 uniform or variegated with yellowish ; yellowish or pale brownish 

 beneath, the neck (14 shields or more) black. 



Total length 1000 millim. ; tail 160. 



Philippine Islands. 



a. S (Sc. ^ ; V. 170 ; 0. 49). Philippines. 



J. $(Sc.|J; V.174; C.P). N.Mindanao. 



c. Yg. (Sc. §; V. 159; 0. 60.) S. Leyte. 

 VOL. ni. 



H. Cuming, Esq. [C.]. 



A. Everett, Esq. [0.]. 



A. Everett, Esq. [0.]. 

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