The Philippine Journal of Science 



Measurements of Brachymeles elerse Taylor. 



Axilla to groin 



Foreleg 



Hind leg 



Width of head 



Snout to posterior part of parietal 



Variation. — The second specimen, taken in the same imme- 

 diate locality, is a female containing embryos. No variation of 

 importance is noted. 



Remarks. — The type of this species is now in the Santo Tomas 

 Museum, Manila. The type locality is no longer known. 



At Balbalin, Kalinga Subprovince, no other species of Brachy- 

 meles were found, but in the low country around Payao, Ifugao 

 Subprovince, two species, B. bovlengeri and B. burksi, were 

 collected. 



One species of the genus, Brachymeles bicolor, is as yet with- 

 out definite locality records. It is probable, however, that it is 

 also a Luzon species. 



SNAKES 

 Typhlops braminus (Daudin) . 



Eryx braminus Daudin, Hist. Nat. Rept. 7 (1803) 279. 

 Typhlops braminus Taylor, Snakes of the Philippine Islands (1922) 

 50. 

 Specimens of this species were obtained in Polillo, Los Banos, 

 Basilan, and Jolo. The specimens are typical. The species is 

 apparently very common on Jolo. It appears to be rare in other 

 localities. 

 Natrix auriculata (Gunther). 



Tropidonotus auriculatus Gunther, Cat. Col. Snakes (1858) 80. 

 Natrix auriculata Taylor, Snakes of the Philippine Islands (1922) 89. 

 This species was collected only in Zamboanga and Basilan. 

 In both localities it was found along streams and rivers, in moist 

 situations. 



There are several specimens in the British Museum listed by 

 Boulenger from Pasananka. Most of my Zamboanga specimens 

 are from near the same locality. I note no differences of any 

 importance between the specimens from this locality and those 



