78 ON REPTILES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. [JaU. 14, 



Odontomus MULLERI. 

 (^^^Lycodon mulleri, D. & B.) 

 Surigao. 



Spilotes melanurus, Sclileg. 

 South Leyte. 



Dendrophis philippinensis, sp. n. (Plate IV.) 

 This is the Philippine representative of Dendrophis cuudoUneata. 

 Scales in thirteen rows, those of the vertebral series a little 

 larger than the others. Eye of moderate size. Loreal longer than 

 high, and pointed behind. The preorbital does not touch the 

 vertical ; occipitals obtuse behind ; two postoculars. Temporals 

 2-f2 + 2, the anterior small, the posterior largest. Ten upper labials, 

 the fourth, fifth, and sixth entering the orbit. Ventrals 167, 

 strongly keeled; anal bifid. Greenish olive, with a straight black 

 band commencing in the loreal region, and running backwards along 

 the upper side of the neck, and disappearing at a shorter or greater 

 distance from the head. A black hne along the meeting of the outer 

 series of scales and the subcaudal shields runs to the tip of the tail ; 

 sometimes it is accompanied by another black line running above 

 and parallel to it, A black line along the meeting edges of the sub- 

 caudals. 



A single specimen, 40 inches long, was obtained in N. Mindanao ; 

 a second specimen, from Cuming's collection, is in the British^Museum. 



Tragops prasinus, Reinw. 

 North Mindanao. 



DiPSAs dendrophila, Ileinw. 

 Butuan. 



DiPSAS CYNODON, CuV. 



North Mindanao. 



HOLOGERRHUM PHILIPPINUM, Gthr. 



Placer. 



Psammodynastes pulverulentus, Boie. 

 Dinagat Island, Placer. 



Lycodon aulicus, L. 



Butuan. [Luzon.] 



Cerberus rhynchops, Schneid. 



Placer. [Negros.] 



Naja tripudians, L. 



North Mindanao, South Leyte. 



Trimeresurus wagleri, Schleg. 

 Butuan. 



