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Show 886 MR. S. S. FLOWER ON THE REPTILES AND [Dec. 1, India collection, and is probably from the Continent" (Giinther, Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 199, pl. xviii. fig. D ) . Hab. Malay Peninsula ? 53. PSEUDORHABDIUM LONGICEPS, Cant. Calamarla longiceps, Cantor, p. 63, pl. xl. fig. 1. Oxgcalamus longiceps, Giinter, R. B. I. p. 199. Pseudorhabdlum longiceps, Boul. Cat. Snakes, ii. p. 329. The type specimen was caught on Penang Hill and is preserved in Dr. Cantor's collection. Stoliczka found one specimen in the collection he got from Penang and Province Wellesley. There are specimens in the British Museum from Perak and from Singapore. I obtained twro specimens from Singapore. Hab. Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 54. CALAMARIA ALBIVENTER, Gray. Calamarla llnncel, var., Cantor, p. 62. Calamarla albiventer, Boul. Cat. Snakes, ii. p. 336. Cantor records this species from the hills of Penang ; there are also specimens from Penang in Gen. Hardwicke's collection in the British Museum ; and I obtained one specimen from Province Wellesley. Hab. Malay Peninsula. 55. CALAMARIA SUMATRANA, Edel. Calamaria sumatrana, W. L. Sclater, J. A. S. B. Ix. 1891, p. 233; Boul. Cat. Snakes, ii. p. 339. There is a specimen from Singapore in the India Museum, Calcutta. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 56. CALAMARIA LEUCOCEPHALA, D. & B. Calamarla lumbrlcoldea, var., Cantor, p. 61. Calamarla leucocephala, Boul. Cat. Snakes, ii. p. 344. Cantor records this species from the hills of Penang and Singapore, and there is a specimen in the British Museum from Singapore from Dr. Dennys. Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java. 57. CALAMARIA PAVIMENTATA, D. & B. Calamarla pavimentata, Boul. Cat. Snakes, ii. p. 348. This Snake appears not to have been recorded before from the Malay Peninsula. I found one under a stone on Penang Hill, 2100 feet. Ventrals 154; subcaudals 9 ; length 190 mm. Colour-upper parts reddish-brown in front, turning to dark olive-brown on the back, with nine longitudinal black lines ; sides of head yellow, orange collar-mark; bright yellow marks at base and tip of tail; lower parts greenish-yellow. |
