TWO NEW SPECIES OF SNAKES FOUND IN THE 

 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 



By Lawrence E. Griffin. 

 (From the Department of Biology, Philippine Medical School.) 



In the collection of reptiles in the museum of the Biological Labor- 

 atory, Bureau of Science, are two species of snakes belonging to the 

 genus Dendrelaphis, which appear to be new. Their descriptions follow. 



Dendrelaphis caeruleatus sp. nov. 



Maxillary teeth 18 or 19. Eye as long as its distance from the nostril (a 

 little longer in young specimen ) . Rostral broader than deep, barely visible 

 from above; internasala three-fourths as long as the prae-frontals ; frontal once 

 and a third as long as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout 



(longer in young specimen), shorter than the parietals; loreal twice as long as 

 broad; one prae- and two post- oculars; temporals 2-f-3; nine upper labials, fifth 

 and sixth entering the eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin 

 shields, which are considerably shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 rows. 

 Anal divided. 



Dark brown or nearly black above; a very indistinct black stripe on each side 

 of the head, passing through the eye; lower surface of the head cream-yellow; 

 upper lip splotched with blue and cream-yellow, outer rows of scales and ventrals 

 blue, slightly tinged with green; a narrow black line along the outer edge of the 

 subeaudals and posterior ventrals; a black median line along the lower surface 

 of the tail. When the scales of the upper surface are rubbed off the underlying 

 skin is of a dull blue color. 



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Mar., 1908 

 Aug. 2, 1905 



A. Celestino 

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Mm. 

 840 



1,055 



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 225 



287 



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 13 



173 

 186 



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 105 



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Dendrelaphis fuliginosus sp. nov. 



Maxillary teeth 18. Eye as long as its distance from the nostril. Rostral 

 broader than deep, barely visible from above; internasals a little shorter than 

 the prae-frontals; frontal once and a half as long as broad, longer than its dis- 

 tance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal 



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