1847.] Malayan Peninsula and Islands. 1037 



Other fowls were killed by different serpents of this species, in 20 to 

 31 minutes. 



Fowls bitten by Bungarus candidus expired under similar symptoms, 

 within 30 to 45 minutes; dogs from within I hour 10 minutes, to 2 

 hours, under symptoms noted in Russell's experiments (Russell I, 

 page 53.) 



Sub.-Fam. Najin^e, Bonaparte. 



Hamadryas, Cantor. 

 Head broad, sub-ovate, depressed, with a pair of very large post- 

 occipital shields, and a short, blunt muzzle ; cheeks tumid ; eyes large, 

 prominent, pupil circular ; nostrils wide, between two shields ; behind 

 the fangs a few maxillary teeth ; neck dilatable ; trunk thick, cylindrical ; 

 tail short, with Scuta and Scutella. 



Hamadryas ophiophagus, Cantor. 



Syn. — Hamadryas hannah, Cantor. 

 Naja elaps, Schlegel, (Young.) 

 Naja bungarus, Schlegel, (Young.) 

 Naja vittata, Elliot. 

 Hamadryas ophiophagus, apud Elliot. 



Olive green above ; the shields of the head, the scales of the neck, 

 posterior part of the body, and of the tail edged with black ; the trunk 

 with a number of distant, oblique, alternate black and white bands, 

 converging towards the head ; the throat and anterior part of abdomen 

 impure gamboge, the rest of the scuta and scutella bluish grey, marbled 

 with black, or pale yellowish green, with a narrow sub-marginal brown 

 line. Iris golden, spotted with black ; tongue bluish black. 



Scuta 215 to 256, Scuta sub -caudalia 13 to 32 ; Scutella sub- caudalia 

 63 to 96. 



Habit. — Pinang, Singapore, Malayan Peninsula. 



Java, Sumatra,* Bengal, Assam, f Coromandel. 



Of two individuals, from the summit of the Great Hill of Pinang, 

 and from Province Wellesley, the larger was of the following dimen- 

 sions : 



* Sir Stamford Raffles' specimen in the Museum of the Zoological Society, Loudon, 

 t Specimen in the collection of 11. Walker, Esq. Surgeon G. G. 



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