26 SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



following are attributed to the Philippines, and a few other forms are 

 mentioned as occurring in the Philippines: 



Ophiophagus elaps (= Naja hannah Cantor). 



Chersydrus granulatus. 



Dipsas cynodon {~ Boiga cynodon Cuvier). 



Hydrophis loreata Gray ( = Lapemis hardwickii Gray) . 



Caliophis intestinalis pliilippina Giinther (= DoUophia philippinus 

 Giinther) . 

 GtJNTHER, Albert. Notes on some reptiles and batrachians obtained by 

 Dr. Adolph Bernhard Meyer in Celebes and the Philippine Islands. 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1873) 165-172, pis. 17, 18. 



Ten Philippine lizards are listed, with copious notes. A drawing 

 of the head of Sphevoinorphus jagori Peters is given under the name 

 Hivulia variegata. The snakes Oligodoii notospilus from Mindanao 

 and Zaocys luzonensis from Luzon are described as new. Hologerr- 

 hum philippimim Giinther and OUgodon notospilus are figured by 

 complete drawings, and Pseudorhabdiuin oxycephalum Giinther by 

 three text figures under the name Oxy calamus oxycephaliis. Six 

 snakes are listed. 

 GtJNTHEK, Albert. List of the mammals, reptiles, and batrachians sent 

 by Mr. Everett from the Philippine Islands. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 

 (1879) 74-79, pi. 4. 



Lists 1 tortoise, 1 crocodile, 20 lizards, 17 snakes, and 7 frogs. 

 A new genus of snakes, Typldogeopliis, is described, with T. brevis 

 as the type. Dendrophis philipphiensis is described as new; this is 

 Devdrelaphis terrificus Peters. A good drawing is given of this 

 species. The type locality of both these species is northern Minda- 

 nao (possibly Dinagat in the case of the former species). The other 

 species reported are: 



Calarnaria gervaisii Dumeril and Bibron, 



Rhabdosoma modestum Dumeril and Bibron (= Oxyrhabdiiim ino- 

 destum Dumeril and Bibron) . 



Oligodon modestus Giinther. 



Odontonma muelleri Dumeril and Bibron (= Stegonotus muelleri 

 Dumeril and Bibron). 



Spilotes mel^nllrus Schlegel (— Elaphe erytlintrus Dumeril and 

 Bibron). 



Tragops prasinvs Reinwardt (= Dryoplds sp.). 



Dipsas dendrophila Reinwardt (= Boiga dendropJiUa hitifasciata 

 Boulenger). 



Dipsas cynodon Cuvier (= Boiga cynodon Cuvier). 



HoJogcrrhum philippiiui m Giinther. 



Psammodynastes pidvcridentus Boie. 



Lycodon aidicus Linnaeus (= Ophites anlicus LinniEus). 



Cerberus rhynchops Schneider (= Hurria rynchops Schneider). 



Naja tripndiavs (= ? Naja naja philippincnsig subsp. nov.). 



Trime7-esures waglcri Schlegel. 



Trimeresuriis flavomaculatus Gray. 



Most of these species are- from northeastern Mindanao, and from 

 Dinagat; a few are from Negros and Leyte. 

 GtJNTHER, Albert. Descriptions of two snakes from the "Challenger" 

 collections. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. V 11 (1883) 136, fig. 



