302 The Philippine Journal of Science 
Measurements and scale counts of Naja naja philippinensis Taylor. 
No. 869, ¢.|No. 000, &. 
BSCR RN ee dees caus RGN Ee owe wa awe Saas coNy, mm_.- 1, 423 1,120 
Pail iclsc cesses pass te ca Se res ce cl bese ee cece. mm.-- 195 140 
Ventrale icc nds SS ees CR ae 190 184 
He bene0s le. oss es es es oo sn Ee nek en gkn seuakenctes 46 40 
Upper lablaie cs ae Pec ce eee 7 7 
Lower labials. - cis. joie 2 eeses cole sep sens tee a. see sean nee 8-9 
Scale rows: 
OGRE sissc suse a eee oe eg ee ee kao sede eee 25 23 
Body siskehc are ee a aaa ae esis 21 21 
Naja naja samarensis (Peters). 
_ Naja tripudians var. samarensis PETERS, Mon. Berl. Ak. (1861) 690. 
Naja naja samarensis TAYLOR, Snakes of the Philippine Islands 
(1922) 259. 
A single specimen of this subspecies was collected near a trail 
which follows Tumugao River, some 20 kilometers from Zam- 
boanga. 
Color in life-—The specimen is uniform black; the skin be- 
tween scales, bright yellow. None of the scales has yellow 
- spots. Chin yellow. Beginning with the fifth ventral the fol- 
lowing twenty scales are deep black, gradually becoming cream. 
Outer edge of ventrals of most of the scales with dusky spots. — 
This subspecies is not rare in Zamboanga; several of the snakes 
have been seen or killed on the golf links. 
Measurements and scale counts of Naja naja samarensis (Peters). 
Length (mm.) : 1,010 
Tail (mm.) 165 
Ventrals 173 
Subcaudals 48 
Seale rows on neck 21 
Scale rows around body 19 
Upper labials fj 
Lower labials 8 
Labials touching first chin shields 4 
Trimeresurus wagleri wagleri (Boie). 
Trimeresurus wagleri wagleri TAytor, Snakes of the Philippine 
Islands (1922) 298. 
A specimen of this subspecies has been recently obtained from 
Balabac Island. It is uniformly green above, with two series of 
very small white dots on the back. The tail is brown on the tip, 
and has several larger white dots. Ventrals, 142; anal, single; 
subcaudals, 51. The subocular is separated from the labials. 
