1847. J Mai ay ah Peninsula and Islands. 913 



sides of the head and occiput with imbricate scales ; trunk narrowed 

 near the head, thicker towards the middle ; tail conical, elongated, 

 tapering to a sharp point. 



CORONELLA BALIODEIRA, Schlegel. 



Syn.— Patza Tutta, Russell I. PL 29 ? 

 Coluber pictus, Daudin ? 

 Coluber plinii, Merrem ? 

 Coronella baliodeira, Boie MS. 



Above lighter or darker olive brown, yellowish on the head, the 

 scales minutely dotted with dark brown ; the anterior part of the trunk 

 with a number of distant transversal ocellated lines, composed of single 

 transversal series of white scales, edged with black, labial shields 

 yellow edged with black ; beneath pearl coloured or yellowish white ; 

 iris golden, lower half blackish ; tongue black. 



Scuta 122 to 132 ; Scutella 65 to 72. 



Habit. — Pinang. 

 Java. 

 Of two individuals from the hills of Pinang, the larger was of the 

 following dimensions : 



Length of the head, Of inch. 



Ditto ditto trunk, 8-f 



Ditto ditto tail, 3f 



lft. 1 inch. 



Circumference of the neck f , of the trunk -J, of the root of the 

 tail f inch. 



Both agree with the description of M. Schlegel, except in having 

 two small prse-orbitals instead of one. Russell's No. 29, from Casem- 

 cottah, which according to M. Schlegel is Coluber pic t us, Daudin, C. 

 plinii, Merrem, is probably intended to represent the present species. 

 It is of fierce habits. 



Gen. Xenodon, //. Boie. 



Head scarcely distinct, muzzle obtuse, nostrils rounded, between 3 

 shields ; eyes encircled behind only by 3 shields ; trunk short robust ; 

 tail rather, short slowly tapering ; 4 very large mentals, the last upper 

 maxillary tooth the longest. 



