16, 3 Taylor: Philippine Amphibia oo7 
Genus ICHTHYOPHIS Fitzinger 
Ichthyophis F1rzINGER, Neue Class. Rept. (1826) 36; Gray, Cat. Spec. 
Amph. Brit. Mus. II (1850) 60; Peters, Mon. Berl. Ak. (1879) 9381; 
BoULENGER, Cat. Batr. Grad. Brit. Mus. ed. 2 (1882) 89; Fauna 
Brit. India, Rept. (1890) 515. 
Epicrum WAGLER, Isis (1828) 748; Nat. Syst. Amph. (1840) 198; 
TscHupI, Class. Batr. (1838) 90; DuMmRIL and Brispron, Erp. Gén. 
8 (1841) 285 and 288. 
Rhinatrema DuM&RIL and Brpron, Erp. Gén. 8 (1841) 288. 
Squamosal bones in contact with parietals; two series of teeth 
in upper jaw; usually two series of teeth in lower jaw; tentacle 
cultriform, exsertile, between eye and nostril; cycloid scales 
embedded in skin. 
Three species are known, only one of which is Philippine. 
Ichthyophis weberi sp. nov. 
Type.—No. Bi, Bureau of Science collection; collected at Ma- 
latgan River, Palawan, P. I., January 28, 1909, by C. M. Weber. 
Description of type-—Two rows of teeth in upper jaw, the 
series forming oval arches, parallel to each other, the inner 
row extending much farther back than the outer but not widen- 
ing; lower jaw with a single row of teeth, with no evidence of 
a Second row; head oval, eyes distinct, the distance between them 
very slightly less than width of head between eyes; distance 
tween eyes a little greater than length of snout; tentacle 
withdrawn, the groove rather moon-shaped, situated anterior 
to eye near the edge of upper jaw; body surrounded by three 
hundred twenty-four circular folds meeting on belly in an angle, 
except those on posterior part of body, which run straight 
across without an angle; the first three or four folds on ante- 
‘ior part of body fail to meet; a more or less distinct groove from 
tip of lower jaw to some distance in front of anus along the 
median ventral line of body. 
Color in alcohol.—Above yellowish brown, somewhat darker 
on median part of body; below lighter yellowish brown. Under 
4 microscope the color appears as minute, rounded yellowish 
dots surrounded by a network of brown. A white spot on tip 
of lower jaw. 
