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No. XXXVI. 
COLUBER NAJA. 
JAVA, XVII. 
Scuta 186. 
Squama 64. 
This specimen is of nearly the same size with a specimen received from Tranquebar, 
Scuta 180,) but the principal difference is in the colour and circular bands on the 
Squama 5 7,) trunk, which I never observed in young subjects on the Coast. 
The length of this specimen is one foot two inches two lines. 
No. XXXVII. 
COLUBER. 
JAVA, XIII. 
Scuta 194. 
Squama 6 6 . 
The head ovate, flat, thin. Two roundish laminae between the nostrils ; the next pair 
nearly square; the shield lamina bell-form; the semi-cordate pair obtuse. 
The mouth of moderate size ; no fangs. A marginal row of teeth above. The eyes very 
small, globular. The nostrils minute. 
The trunk round ; swells and tapers proportionally ; a little compressed about the 
middle. The tail short, with a round point. The scales ovate, smooth. 
The length , one foot seven inches. The tail, three inches and three quarters. 
The colour , dark brown, freckled with dusky, yellow, short, waving threads, which 
form irregularly oval spots along the back. The belly , white. 
