294 The Philippine Journal of Science 1922 
posterior part of body and tail; line on lip brownish white; chin 
and throat white; neck spot white; belly with dirty olive mark- 
ings; outer edges of ventrals pinkish. Most of the specimens 
were taken under rocks along small rivers. The known ventral 
range of the species is 132 to 142; the subcaudal, 61 to 73. 
Measurements and scale counts of Natrix lineata (Peters). 
bere ke Bee A oe See es a SS 
: Piece 
S3i/ a) 
aa a 2; Hist 2 oS tes 
No. | Locality.|Collector.| 9 a a\8 a g Bia tae tele a 
uw |g ie eS Oe ee Sl ee toe et oe 
Si Bl s/ 2/8/41 8 8/8| 3 | ¢|8 a 
ei 8S 8 3 EB BH 6 | & 3 ai 5 
dees bee] a end Ge bh be os 
mm.| mm. 
1015__| Zambo- | E. H.| o& | 463 | 120 | 189 | 73 | 2 27°35 10 |3,4,5 5/1178 
anga. Tay- 
; lor. 
- 1046 ..|__..do_._|.--.do-..| ¢& | 412 | 107 | 186 | 68 | 2 2; 3 10 |3,4,5 6 |1+38 
1016 --|_...do ...}----do---| co | 305]. 78 | 187) 68 | 2 Bi8 os 10 |3, 4,5; GO  rcates. 
4,5 
1408 _.| Po rt|----do_.-| 9 | 598 | 140 | 182 | 61| 2| 1-2) 3] 8] 9-10 /3,4,5| 45/1+3 
Hol- 
land, 
Basi- 
lan. 
1480 _.| Abung- j---.do-..; yg | 266| 62) 134 | 64| 2 AS ee 10 |3,4,5 |. 4-5, 1+3 
abung, 
Basi- 
lan. 
1481 __|_...do_--|....do_..| 9 | 480; 105 | 186 | 64| 2 see ae 10; 4,5 6 j1+3 
1590A |....do -._|-..-do...| oc’ | 550 | 140 | 183 | 68 | 2 2+ B18 10 3, 4,5; 6 |1+3 
4,5 
1590B_|....do__.|.._.do-..| yg | 260 | 57 | 183 | 62| 2] 12) 3| 8 10 |3,4,5 6} 1-+3 
1590C_|_...do -..|_...do ...| ye | 258 | 60 | 182 | 67} 2)| 8-2) 3 8 10 |8,4,5 5 /1+8 
1590D.|_...do _..|....do_..| 2 | 463 | 120 | 182 | 69} 2 21°34 3 10 |3,4,5 5 148 
Natrix dendrophiops (Giinther). 
Tropidonotus dendrophiops GUNTHER, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. V 11 
(1888) 186, fig. 
Natrix dendrophiops dendrophiops TAYLoR, Snakes of the Philippine 
Islands (1922) 95. 
One specimen of this rare species was collected at Port Hol- 
land, Basilan. Its presence was discovered by hearing the cry 
of a frog which it had just caught and was beginning to eat. 
It was the only specimen seen. Natriaz lineata (Peters) and 
Natrix auriculata (Giinther) were taken in the same locality. 
Color in life-——Head and anterior fifth of body olive to olive 
brown, gradually more brownish on the second fifth; latter 
three-fifths of body olive to dull olive brown. On the second 
fifth distinctly maroon to red-brown on sides, more pronounced 
