180. cHRYSOPELEA, 195 
2. Dryophiops philippina. (Pxrare IX. fig. 2.) 
Chrysopelea rubescens, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 145 (1858), and Rept. 
rit. Ind. p. 299 (1864). 
Agrees in structure with the preceding, except that the loreal is 
absent, and the preocular only just touches or is narrowly separated 
from the frontal. Ventrals 177-184; subcaudals 118-123. Pale 
olive or pale brown above, some of the scales black-edged, yellow or 
pale olive beneath, dotted with darker ; some large black dots on 
the head and neck; a dark streak on each side of the head, passing 
through the eye. 
Total length 750 millim.; tail 250. 
Philippine Islands. 
a. 3 (V.177; C. 123). Cape Engano, N. Luzon. Whitehead tie 
b, c 2 (V. 184, 182; Philippines. H. Cuming, Hsq. 
©. 121, 118). [C.]. 
180. CHRYSOPELEA. 
Chrysopelea, Bote, Isis, 1827, p. 520; Wagl. Syst. Amph. p. 188 
(1830); Dum. §& Bibr. Erp. Gén. vii. p. 1040 (1854); Bouleng. 
Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 371 (1890). 
Tyria, part., Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 29 (1826). 
Dendrophis, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 220 (1837). 
Chrysopelea, part., Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 145 (1858); Jan, Elenco 
sist. Ofid. p. 86 (1863); Gtinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 298 (1864). 
Maxillary teeth 20 to 22, subequal, the last three a little longer 
and grooved; anterior mandibular teeth longest. Head distinct 
from neck; eye rather large, with round pupil. Body elongate, 
compressed ; scales smooth or feebly keeled, oblique, with apical 
pits, in 17 rows; ventrals with suture-like lateral keel and a notch 
on each side corresponding to the keel. Tail long; subcaudals in 
two rows, keeled and notched like the ventrals. 
South-eastern Asia. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
Three or more rows of dorsal scales feebly 
but distinctly keeled ; ventrals 202-221. 1. rhodoplewron, p.195. 
Scales smooth or faintly keeled; ventrals 
EPS. 5 ts oom ha ihe wien se oe ts 2. ornata, p. 196. 
Scales smooth ; ventrals 181-198 ...... 3. chrysochlora, p. 198. 
1. Chrysopelea rhodopleuron. 
Chrysopelea rhodopleuron, Boe, Isis, 1827, p- 547; Dum. §& Bibr. 
vil. p. 1045 (1854) ; Giinth. Cat. p. 145 (1858); Jan, Icon. Gén.: 
i; a, pl. it fig. Pe i ‘ 
endrophis rhodopleuron, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 233, pl. xi. 
figs. lis (1837). : Raa es aa Man, 
Chrysopelea vicina, Giinth. Ann. § Mag. N. H. (4) ix. 1872, p. 27, 
—— viridis, Fischer, Arch. f, Nat. 1880, p. 222, pl. ix. figs. 18-17, 
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