ERRONEOUS RECORDS 43 



and the Mindanao-Sulu group. Of the other genera, Drijocal- 

 amus and Sibynoj^his are known only in the Palawan group ; 

 Xenopeltis, in the Palawan group and the southei^n Sulu island, 

 Bongao ; Ti/phlogeophis appears to be confined to Mindanao and 

 nearby islands; Haplopeltwa occurs both in Mindanao and in 

 Palawan. 



No table of the distribution of species is attached but the 

 known distribution is discussed under individual species treated 

 in this work. 



A table is attached showing the distribution of extra-Philip- 

 pine genera, some of which may be eventually taken in the 

 Philippines. 



SPECIES OF SNAKES ERROJ^EOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE PHILIPPINE 



ISLANDS 



Typhlops philippinus Cuvier, Reg. Anim. 2d ed. 2 (1829) 74; Miiller, Trev. 

 Zeits. Phys. 4: 349; Dumeril and Bibron, Erp. Gen. 1: 423. 

 This is Bhinophis planiceps. It does not occur in the Philippines. 

 Typhlops diardii Schlegel. 



EI Archipel. Filipino 1 (1900) 675. 

 Does not occur in the Philippines. 

 Typhlops ater Schlegel. 



El Archipel. Filipino 1 (1900) 675. 

 Does not occur in the Philippines. 

 Python moluriis Gray. 



El Archipel. Filipino 1 (1900) 673. 

 Erroneously recorded. 

 Uropeltis philippinus Cuviei-, Reg. Anim. 2d ed. 2 (1829) 76; Dumeril and 

 Bibron, Erp. Gen. 7 (1854) 161; Marshall, Atlas.' der Thier. (1887) 

 pi. 5; Casto de Elera, 'Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 424. 

 Rhinophis philippinus Miiller. 



Casto de Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 424. 

 This is RJiinophis planiceps Peters, found only in Ceylon. 

 Calamaria lumbricoidea Boie. 



Giinther, part. Cat. Col. Snakes Brit. Mus. (1858) 6; Boettger, Mon. 

 Berl. Ak. (1886); Casto de Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 

 425. 

 An erroneous record. 

 Calamaria vermiformis Dumeril and Bibron. 



Casto de Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 425. 

 Very probably an erroneous record. 

 Calamaria temminekii Dumeril and Bibron. 



Casto de Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 425. 

 Very probably an erroneous record. 

 Aspidura brachyorrhos Boie. 



Casto de Elera, Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 426. 

 This species is confined to Ceylon. 



