266 GRIFFIN. 



(f. Pale brown or yellowish without markings on body or head; 25 to 31 

 scales across the neck, 21 to 25 across the body. 



Naja naja var. caeca Gmelin. 

 Northern Luzon (Boulenger) ; Manila, Palawan (Bttreau of Science 

 collection). Distributed from Transcaspia to Java. 

 d?. Dark brown or black; 21 to 23 scales across the neck, 17 to 19 across 



the body _... Naja naja var. miolepis Boulenger. 



Palawan ( Boulenger ) ; Palawan ( Bureau of Science colleotion ) . 

 Recorded only from Borneo and Palawan. ' ^ 



c". Seventeen to 19 scales around the body; 21 or 23 around the neck; rostral 

 one and two-thirds times as broad as deep. Darker brown than ^0/0 



naja var. cwca Naja samarensis (Peters). 



Samar {Peters) ; Mindanao and Leyte {Boulenger) ; Samar {Bureau 

 of Science colleotion). Known only from Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao. 

 c". Fifteen scales across the middle of the body, 19 or 21 across the neck; a 

 pair of large occipital shields back of the parietals. The largest of 

 venomous snakes, it is said to prey exclusively upon other snakes. 

 This species is often called the king cobra or hamadryad. Nearly 



uniform light brown Naja bungarus Schlegel. 



Samar {Peters) ; southern Mindanao {J. G. Fischer) ; Isabela {Bou- 

 letjger) ; Beng-uet, Palawan, Laguna {Bureau of Science collection). 

 Widely distributed throughout India, southern China, the Malay Penin- 

 sula and Archipelago. 

 6''. Internasal not bordering the nostril. 



e'. Scales in 15 rows Genus Hemibuixgarus. 



(?. Two anterior temporals, 6 upper labials. Nearly black above, with 

 narrow, white cross-bars; red beneath, with black bars. 



Hemibungarus calligaster (Wiegmann). 

 Manila {Jan, Wiegmamn) ; Daraga, Mount Isarog {Peters); Albay 

 {Peters, Boulenger) ; Bataan Province {F. Miiller) ; southern Min- 

 danao (J. G. Fischer) ; Rizal, Polillo, Laguna {Bureau of Science 

 colleotion). Occurs only in the Philippines. 

 d-. No anterior temporals; the parietal touching the sixth labial; 7 upper 

 labials. Black above, with a yellowish collar on the neck; barred 



with red and black below..., Hemibungarus collarls (Schlegel). 



Manila (Jan); Philippines (Boulenger). Found only in the Phil- 

 ippines. 



C-. Scales in 13 rows (Jenus BoIiopMs. 



cP-. Diameter of eye much more than one-half the distance of the eye 

 from the mouth. Dark brown above with 2 white longitudinal stripes. 



Soliophis bilineatus (Peters). 

 Palawan {Peters) ; Palawan, Balabae, Mindanao {Boulenger) ; Pa- 

 lawan {Bureau of Science collection) . Found only in the Philippines. 

 tJ'. Eye half as long as its distance from the mouth. Dark brown on the 

 back and sides, crossed by narrow white bars, which widen on the 

 ventral svirfaee; the remainder of the ventral surface black. 



Soliophis philippintis (Gttnther). 

 Southern Mindanao {A. B. Meyer) ; Manila {Bureau of Science 

 collection) . Restricted to the Philippines. 



