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jaw with a strongly developed outer series and a short inner 

 series of teeth. 



Color in life. — Deep lavender to slate ; more olive than lavender 

 below. In formalin the specimen is brownish lavender with 

 scattered deep purple markings. 



Measurements of the type of Ichthyophis glandulosus sp. nov. 



Total length 250 



Tail f,rom end of anus 4 



Width of body 12 



Distance between nostrils 2.9 



Distance between eyes 6 



Nostril to eye 4 - 5 



First neck groove to tip of lower jaw 8 



Second neck groove to tip of lower jaw 10.5 



Third neck groove to tip of upper jaw 17 



Width of glandular fold 3 



Distance between folds 6 - 5 



Diameter of eye °- 7 



Variation. — There are four specimens in the collection, all 



collected in the same immediate locality. One is young, 165 



millimeters in length. It is of a deep slate-purple color. The 



glandular folds are present. The posterior part of the head 



is less widened than in the adult specimens. 



Remarks.— I have with some hesitancy described this as a 

 new species, not having comparative material of Ichthyophis 

 monochrous Bleeker. There appears to be no complete descrip- 

 tion of that species (unless it be the type description, which 

 I do not have) . This new species seems to differ from /. mono- 

 chrous in the presence of the two dorsolateral glandular folds 

 and in having the distance between eyes equal to the length ot 

 snout instead of greater. . 



From Ichthyophis weberi Taylor it differs in having two rovvs 

 of teeth instead of a single row in the lower jaw, in ^ presence 

 dorsolateral glandular folds, and 



the shape of the head. 

 In rZberilL^i^ oTtheTead are more nearly parallel, and 

 the snout is more rounded, the grooves on the neck are very 

 dim, and the eye is very distinct. »„«««,„ *]™a 



Specimens were collected under logs in moist situat ions ; along 

 a small forest stream in southern Basilan. Mr. Hamilton who 

 had established the logging camp at Abung-abung, told me that 

 he had frequently seen specimens of this species when digging 

 trenches to drain a small swampy area near the camp. 



