24 SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



Gray, John Edwahd. Catalogue of Lizards in the Britisii Museum. Lon- 

 don (1854). 



The following- species of snakes are described as new from the Phil- 

 ippines: Argyrophis truncatus Gray (= Typhlops braminus Daudin) ; 

 Anilios ruficauda Gray (= Typhlops ruficauda Gray); Onychophis 

 olivaceus Gray ( = Typhlops olivaceus Gray) ; Onychophis cumingii 

 Gray (= Typhlops atmingii Gray). These species are founded on 

 specimens in the Cuming collection from the Philippines. 

 Gray, .John Edward. Catalogue of Viperine Snakes in the British Museum 

 (1849). 



Records Parins flavomaculatus Gray, Farias oriiata Gray, Farias 

 rariegata Gray, and Trimesurus philippe-iisis Gray, on pages 9 and 10. 

 Griffin, La^vrence E. Two new species of snakes found in the Philippine 

 Islands. Philip. Journ. Sci. § A 4 (1909) 65, 56. 



Dendrelaphis cxruleatus and D. fuliginosus are described as new. 

 These forms are probably synonymous with D. terrifictis and D. mo- 

 destiis, respectively. 

 Griffin, Lawrence E. A list of snakes found in Palawan. Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. § A 4 (1909) 595-601. 



Dryocalamus philippinus, Elaplie pliilippvna, OUgodon iivaliigensis, 

 and Trimeresurvs schultzei are described as new. The first records 

 for the Philippines for Liopeltis tricolor Schlegel and Trimeresiinis 

 graminevs are included. I question the correctness of the latter rec- 

 ord. Thirty-two species and 2 subspecies are listed, based on the 

 collection of Everett (studied by Boulenger), and those of H. M. 

 Weber and W. Schultze which are now in the Bureau of Science col- 

 lection. 

 Griffin, Lawrence E. A list of snakes from the Island of Polillo, P. I., 

 with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. § D 5 (1910) 211-218, pL 1, 1 text fig. 



Haplonodon is the new genus, with H. philippinensis as its type. 

 Trimeresvrus halieus is also described as new. Fourteen other species 

 are listed. 

 Griffin, Lawrence E. A check-list and key of Philippine snakes. Philip. 

 Journ. Sci. § D 6 (1911) 253-268. 



Lists 94 species and subspecies of snakes, based largely o\y the 

 Philippine Bureau of Science collection. Xenopeltis unicolor Rein- 

 wardt and Zaocys carinatus Giinther are reported for the first time 

 from the Philippines. The following species are eliminated from 

 Griffin's checklist or their nomenclature changed by the present work: 



Holarchus ocfolincatns (Schneider). Philippine snakes referred to 

 this species should probably be Holarclins nteyerliukii. 



Holarchus phienochalinng (Cope) (= H. ancorus Girard). 



Dcndrophis pimcUtlata (Gray), included apparently only on the 

 record of Parenti and Picaglia, which appears to be incorrect. 



Elaphc oxycephala (Boie) (= Gonyosoma oxycephala Boie). 



Ablabes tricolor (Schlegel) (= Liopeltis tricolor), 



Ahlabes philipjiiua (= Liopeltis pliilippinn) . 



Dendrelaphis arrulcatug Griffin (= ? £). terrificus Peters). 



Veiidrelaphis fvligivosus Griffin (= ? I), modestus Boulenger) 



Gerardia prevostiavo (Eydoux et Gervaise), included by Griffin on 

 Dumeril and Bibion's record which appears incorrect). 



