258 The Philippine Journal of Science 1922 
Boiga dendrophila divergens Tay- Doliophis philippinus (Giinther). 
lor. Naja naja philippinensis Taylor. 
Hemibungarus calligaster (Wieg- Naja naja samarensis (Peters). 
mann). Trimeresurus wagleri wagleri 
Hemibungarus meclungi Taylor. (Boie). 
Rana guerrerot Taylor has been relegated to the synonymy 
of Rana luzonensis Boulenger. The species was established on 
immature specimens but the study of a large series of larve, 
young, half-grown, and adult specimens obtained in 1920 makes 
this action imperative. 
Under Natrix barbouri sp. nov., I have endeavored to show 
that Natrix crebripunctata (Wiegmann) should be eliminated 
from lists of Philippine snakes, since it is beyond question a 
name based on a young specimen of Natrix spilogaster (Boie). 
AMPHIBIANS 
Oxyglossis levis Giinther. 
Oxyglossis levis GUNTHER, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus. (1858) 6, pl. 
1, fig. A; TAytor, Amphibians and Turtles of the Philippine 
Islands (1921) 30. 
I obtained speqimens in Kalinga and Polillo; on Mount Mari- 
veles, Mount Banahao, and Mount Maquiling; at Zamboanga; 
and on Basilan. In each of these localities the species occurred 
in abundance. I failed to find specimens in Jolo. I have re- 
ported specimens from “Sulu Archipelago”: but fail to find 
in my records any mention of collections in Sulu. Usually where 
the species occurs it is very common and is the first species one 
picks up. It probably does not occur in Jolo. 
Philippine specimens of this species appear to be larger than 
those from southeastern Asia. Many of my specimens are 
more than 50 millimeters long from snout to vent. Occasional 
specimens are more than 60 millimeters long. Published records 
from extra-Philippine localities give much smaller measure- 
ments. The tips of the digits appear to be more widened in 
,Philippine specimens, 
Rana suluensis Taylor. Plate 1, fig. 2. 
Rana suluensis TAYLOR, Philip. Journ. Sci. 16 (1920) 264; Amphi- 
bians and Turtles of the Philippine Islands (1921) 65. 
Two specimens of Rana suluensis were taken along a small 
stream in central Jolo, near the Government cattle ranch. The 
specimens agree very well with the type save in the presence 
of very distinct dorsolateral folds. Certain young cotypes, how- 
vr 
* Loe. cit. 
