. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 330 ;. characters:—Frontal a little broader than long, about half as long as the parietals ; supraocular smaller still and confluent with the postocular ; no pra30cular. Uniform iridescent blackish brown. Total length 280 millim.; tail 20. Philippine Islands. a. 2 (V. 152; C. IG). b. d (V. 136; C. 23). Philippines. H. Ciuniug-, Esq. [C.]. (Type.) Negros. Dr. A. B. Meyer [(J.]. 121. CALAMARIA. Calaniaria, Bote, in Fernssac, Bull. Sc. Nat. ix. 182n, p. 236, mid Isis, d Gunth. p. 281 (ISOO). Calamaria, part.
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 330 ;. characters:—Frontal a little broader than long, about half as long as the parietals ; supraocular smaller still and confluent with the postocular ; no pra30cular. Uniform iridescent blackish brown. Total length 280 millim.; tail 20. Philippine Islands. a. 2 (V. 152; C. IG). b. d (V. 136; C. 23). Philippines. H. Ciuniug-, Esq. [C.]. (Type.) Negros. Dr. A. B. Meyer [(J.]. 121. CALAMARIA. Calaniaria, Bote, in Fernssac, Bull. Sc. Nat. ix. 182n, p. 236, mid Isis, d Gunth. p. 281 (ISOO). Calamaria, part., Schlcf/. Phi/s. Serp. ii. p. 25 (1837). Typhlocalamus, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1872, p. 595. Maxillary teeth 8 to 11, subequal; anterior mandibular teeth a little longer than the posterior. Head not distinct from neck; eye small, with round pupil; nostril pierced in a minute nasal; no loreal; no internasals ; prreocular present or absent; no temporals, Pig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London : Printed by order of the Trustees
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