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Genus Elaphe Fitzinger 155 



Elaphe erythrura (Diimeril and Bibron) _ 156 



Elaphe philippina Griffin 159 



Genus Liopeltis Fitzinger 161 



Liopeltis tricolor (Schlegel) _ 162 



Liopeltis philippinus (Boettger) 164 



Genus Dendrophis Boie 165 



Dendrophis pictus (Gmelin) - 166 



Genus Dendrelaphis Boulenger 169 



Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray) 169 



Dendrelaphis modestus Boulenger _ 172 



Dendrelaphis terrificus (Peters) 174 



Genus Pseudorhabdium Boulenger 177 



Pseudorhabdium longiceps (Cantor) .-. 178 



• Pseudorhabdium oxycephalum (Gunther) 179 



Pseudorhabdium mcnamarse Taylor _ 180 



Genus Typhlogeophis Giinther 182 



Typhlogeophis brevis Gunther 183 



Genus Calamaria Boie 183 



Calamaria grayi Giinther ..._ 184 



Calamaria bitorques Peters 185 



Calamaria gervaisii Dumeril and Bibron 186 



Calamaria gervaisii gervaisii Dumeril and Bibron 187 



Calamaria gervaisii iridescens Taylor , 188 



Calamaria suluensis sp. nov 189 



Calamaria mindorensis Boulenger 190 



Calamaria everetti Boulenger 191 



Calamaria mearnsi Stejneger 193 



Calamaria tropica sp. nov 194 



Slightly Poisonous Snakes 195 



Subfamily Boigin^ 195 



Genus Boiga Fitzinger 195 



Boiga dendrophila (Boie) 197 



Boiga dendrophila latifasciata (Boulenger) 198 



Boiga dendrophila multicincta (Boulenger) ..._ 200 



Boiga dendrophila divergens subsp. nov.... 201 



Boiga angulata (Peters) - 204 



Boiga philippina (Peters) _ _ 206 



Boiga cynodon (Boie) 206 



Genus Psammodynastes Giinther 209 



Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Boie) 209 



Genus Dryophiops Boulenger 213 



Dryophiops philippina Boulenger 213 



Genus Chrysopelea Boie _ 215 



Chrysopelea ornata (Shaw) --- 216 



Genus Dryophis Dalman 218 



Dryophis prasinus Boie ~ 219 



Dryophis griseus sp. nov 221 



Dryophis preocularis sp. nov 222 



Deadly Poisonous Snakes 224 



