CONTENTS 



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Illustrations 9 



Introduction 15 



Historical 16 



Bibliography of Philippine Snakes 20 



Economic Consideration of Snakes 31 



Local Names for Philippine Snakes 34 



Faunal Relations and Distribution of Philippine Snakes.... 38 

 Species of Snakes Erroneously Attributed to the Philippine 



Islands 43 



Classification of the Snakes 45 



Suborder Serpentes 47 



Nonpoisonous Snakes 47 



Family Typhlopid^ 47 



Genus Typlhops Oppel 48 



Typhlops braminus (Daudin) 50 



Typhlops luzonensis Taylor 52 



Typhlops jagorii Peters j 53 



Typhlops ruficauda (Gray) 54 



Typhlops ruber Boettger 55 



Typhlops canlaonensis Taylor 55 



Typhlops manilee Taylor 56 



Typhlops olivaceus (Gray) 58 



Typhlops rugosa Taylor 58 



Typhlops dendrophis sp. nov 60 



Typhlops suluensis Taylor 61 



Typhlops longicauda Taylor 63 



Typhlops mindanensis sp. nov 65 



Typhlops cumingii (Gray) 66 



Family Boid^ 67 



Subfamily Pythonin^ 68 



Genus Python Daudin 68 



Python reticulatus (Schneider) 68 



Family Xenopeltid^ 72 



Genus Xenopeltis Reinwardt 73 



Xenopeltis unicolor Reinwardt 73 



Family Natricid^ 76 



Subfamily Acrochordin^ 76 



Genus Chersydrus Cuvier 77 



Chersydrus granulatus (Schneider) 77 



Subfamily Natricin^ 78 



Genus Sibynophis Fitzinger 79 



Sibynophis bivittatus (Boulenger) 80 



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