232. NAiA. 387 



h. Yg. (V. 236; 0. 93). Coclimchina. E.Cox-Smitb,E8q.[P.]. 



i. Ad., skeleton. Bm-ma. 



B. Black above, with narrow white oroas-bars ; whitish beneath, 



all the shields black-edged. 



a. Yg. (V. 250; 0. 117). ? 



C. Olive above, scales and shields black-edged ; young blackish, 



with a yellow spot on each scale. 



a. cJ (V. 244 ; 0. 82). N. Canara. T. A. Bulkley, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 h. Yg. (V. 257; 0. 114). Singapore. Dr. Dennys [P.]. 



c. Yg. (V. 248 ; C. 118). Malay Archipelago. Dr. Bleeker. (TrimeH- 



surus boiei, Blkr.) 



d. ? (V. 261 ; 0. 81). Philippines. H. Cuming, Esq. [0.]. 



e. Ad., head & tail. Isabella, N.E. Luzon. Whitehead Expedition. 



D. Dark brown above and beneath ; lower surface of head and neck 



yeUow. 



a. S (V. 264 ; 0. ?). Borneo. Sir E. Belcher [PA 



b. cJ (V. 256 ; C. 113). Claiidetown, Baram 0. Hose, Esq. [O.J. 



R., Sarawak. 



8. Naia anchietse. 



Naia anchietae, Socage, Jorn. 8c. Lish. vii. 1879, pp. 89 & 98, and 



Serp. Angola, p. 133, pi. zvi. fig. 2 (1895). 

 Naja haje, Boettg. Her. Senek. Ges. 1887, p. 164. 



Eye moderate, about half the length of the snout. Eostral as 

 deep as broad, its upper portion forming an acute angle wedged in 

 between the internasals, and measuring nearly its distance from 

 the frontal ; internasals shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal once 

 and a half as long as broad, shorter than its distance from the end 

 of the snout, half as long as the parietals ; one prsB- and two post- 

 oculars; three or four suboculars, separating the eye from the 

 labials; temporals 2+3; seven upper labials, sixth largest and in 

 contact with the lower postocular ; four lower labials in contact 

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

 Neck non-dilatable. Scales in 17 rows on the neck as well as 

 on the body. Ventrals 181-192 ; anal entire ; suboaudals 52-62. 

 Brown to blackish above ; end of snout and sides of head yellow ; 

 yellow or pale brownish beneath, with or without brown spots and 

 with a brown or black cross-band under the neck. 



Total length 1800 millim. ; taU 340. 



Angola and Ovamboland. 



9. Naia goldii. (Plate XX. fig. 2.) 

 Naia goldii, Bouleng. Ann. <§• Mag. N. S. (6) ivi. 1895, p. 34. 



Eye large, two thirds the length of the snout in the adult. 

 Eostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above one third 



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