56 SNAKES OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



with only the third labial below practically the same length as 

 ocular; ocular somewhat rectangular in outline, rapidly nar- 

 rowed to a point above and below, in contact with third and 

 fourth labials, bordered posteriorly by 2 somewhat enlarged 

 body scales (3 on left side) ; prefrontal wider than deep, dis- 

 tinctly larger than frontal, which is somewhat wider than long, 

 and narrowly in contact with prefrontal; supraoculars larger 

 than either of these scales and about equal in size to parietals, 

 which are a little more elongate and more than half lying behind 

 oculars; interparietal scale not as large as frontal; eye visible 

 near anterior border of ocular, much below the point of contact 

 with supraocular; eye rather large, pupil distinct and whitish; 

 30 scale rows about body ; tail ending in a sharp spine. 



Color in life. — Above shiny greenish black (appearing dark 

 green in certain lights) ; snout dark broAvn; underside of snout, 

 belly, and entire tail pinkish yellow. The dark and the yellow 

 areas are well defined, the black covering 15 scale rows. Head 

 with narrow lighter lines, more or less outlining the head scales. 



Measurements of the type of Typlilops canlaonensis Taylor. 



mm. 



Total length 122 



• Tail 2.5 



Width 'of head 4.2 



Width of body 3.5 



Width of tail 3 



Remarks. — This species is related to Typhlops ruficaiida Gray. 

 It differs much in color, the rostral is wider and does not reach 

 the level of the eye, and the tail is wider than long. In coloring 

 it resembles T. jagorii Peters, from Luzon, but the nasals are 

 not completely divided and do not touch behind the rostral ; the 

 second labial is far from twice as large as the first. It is im- 

 possible to tell whether the specimen at hand is adult or not. 

 However, it is probable that it is a smaller form than the other 

 two species mentioned above. Only one specimen was found, 

 although the locality was very thoroughly searched. It was 

 found burrowing under a decayed log. 



TYPHLOPS MANIL/E Taylor 



Typhlops mcuiilx Taylor, Philip. Joiirn. Sci. 14 (1919) 106. 

 Description of specie.?.— (From the type, an unnumbered spec- 

 imen in Santo Tomas Museum, labeled "Filipinas;" locality and 

 collector unknown; probably from Luzon.) Snout rounded in 

 front, projecting about 2 millimeters ; a distinct depression across 

 head in region of eyes; rostral narrowed at a point on snout 



