DRYOCALAMUS 133 



in the following order of size : sixth, fifth, fourth, third, seventh, 

 second, first; 7 lower labials, 4 touching anterior chin shields, 

 which are more than twice as large as second pair; scales in 

 15 smooth rows, without apical pits; ventrals, 216; subcaudals, 

 87; both ventrals and subcaudals strongly keeled and turned up 

 on side; anal single. 



Color in alcohol. — Above dark black-brown with a median 

 cream-colored stripe covering median scale rows and the edges 

 of the two adjoining rows; a second stripe on fourth row of 

 scales; below this a black-brown stripe covering third and part 

 of second scale rows ; outer scale row cream ; below immaculate, 

 the lateral edges of ventrals with brown dots except on anterior 

 part of body; head dark with lighter markings of cream on 

 posterior part of head ; upper labials yellowish. 



Measurements of Dryricalamiis philippinus Griffin. 



mm. 



Total \ength 375 



Snout to vent 287 

 Tail 88 



Len^h of head 15 



Width of head 6.8 



Variation. — The type is a small immature specimen in the 

 Bureau of Science collection and was collected by W. Schultze 

 in Iwahig, Palawan. A second specimen in the Bureau of 

 Science collection is also from Palawan. This specimen has 

 largely lost its color in alcohol; the head has much more light 

 marking than the described specimen, and agrees with that of 

 the type. 



Table 23. — Measuretnents avd scale counts of Dryocalanvas philippinus 



Griffin. 



No. 



419 



420 

 240 



Sex or 

 age. 



Locality. 



Lenpfth. 



Iwahig. Palawan 



do 



Balabac .. 



Tail. 



L. E. Griffin. 

 W. Schultze - 

 C. M. Weber- 



m. mm. 



486 I 116 



241 

 375 



67 

 88 



Ven- 

 trals, 



216 

 216 



419 



420 

 240 



Bureau of Science. 



Do. 

 E, H. Taylor. 



