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ten upper labials, the two last longest ; temporals small, scale- 

 like ; a single pair of small chin-shields, in contact with three 

 lower labials. Scales in 30 rows, those on the vertebral region 

 and those adjacent to the ventral shields largest, elongate rhom- 

 boidal, juxtaposed, the others very small and separated by naked 

 skin. Tentrals 210 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 124. Rufous, with 

 large blackish spots, at least as large as the space between them, 

 disposed more or less regularly in three longitudinal series ; 

 brown beneath, the shields edged with yellowish." 



" Total length 750 millim. ; tail 240." 



" A single female specimen from Mount Kina Balu, 4,200 

 feet." 



Oreocalamus, gen. nov. 



%b Agrees in every respect with Macrocalamus, Gthr., except 

 in the presence of a pair of internasal shields." 



Oreocala/n as hanitsch i. 



" Snout pointed. Eostral as deep as broad, the portion 

 visible from above measuring half its distance from the frontal ; 

 internasals half as long as the prefrontals ; frontal hexagonal, 

 once and a half as long as broad, longer than its distance from 

 the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; nostril close to 

 the rostral, between a nasal and the first labial (the suture be- 

 tween the two shields has disappeared on the left side of the 

 type specimen) ; loreal longer than deep, its lower border form- 

 ing an angle wedged in between the second and third labials ; 

 one prse-and one postocular ; temporals 1 + 2; eight upper 

 labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye, seventh largest ; first 

 lower labial in contact with its fellow behind the symphysial ; 

 four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields ; pos- 

 terior chin-shields shorter, in contact with each other. Scales 

 smooth, in 17 rows. Ventrals 127; anal entire; subcaudals 26 

 pairs. Blackish brown above and on the outer ends of the ven- 

 tral shields ; belly yellowish white, with a few scattered brown 

 dots ; tail brown beneath, with a darker median streak." 



" Total length 375 millim. ; tail 50." 



" A single male specimen from Kina Balu, 4,200 feet." 



