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ventrals ; above this is a yellowish brown stripe, lighter than the 

 body color, growing more indistinct as it continues along body; 

 a zigzag line between subcaudals; a blackish area in loreal 

 region ; the black edges of the scales are more prominent on ante- 

 rior part of body; lips and chin a greenish yellow; belly im- 

 maculate yellow. 



Table 35. — Measurements and scale counts of Dendrelaphis terrificiis 



(Peters). 



No. 



Locality. 



82 

 83 

 81 

 406 

 407 

 404 

 406 

 408 

 213 

 214 



Mindanao .. 



do 



do 



Camiguin '^- 



do 



Polillo 



do 



Manila 



Siquijor 



Bantayan .. 



E.H.Taylor 



do 



do 



R. C. McGregor- 



do 



C. Canonizado 



do 



M. Ligaya 



A. Celestino 



do 



9 

 d 



9 

 ? 

 ? 



Length. 



vim. 

 1.060 

 1,045 



765 

 1,040 



830 

 1.050 

 1,085 

 1,255 



840 

 1,055 



Tail. 



mm. 



285 

 276 

 200 

 286 

 200 

 301 

 304 

 330 

 225 

 287 



Ven- Sub- 

 trale. IcaudaU 



163 

 164 

 162 

 184 

 181 

 171 

 169 

 177 

 173 

 186 



96 

 96 

 94 

 112 

 103 

 109 

 106 

 97 

 104 

 106 



ocu- 

 lars. 



Post- 

 ocu- 

 lars. 



Tempo- 

 rals. 



Scale 



rows. 



2+2-F2 



2+2H-2 

 24-2+2 

 2^-2-^2 



2-H2 + 2 



Collection. 



E. H. Taylor. 



Do 



Do. 

 Bureau of Science. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



•^ Island north of Luzon. 



Variation. — There are two fairly well-defined color varia- 

 tions evident in this species; one group represented in the 

 Visayan Islands, Mindanao, and Polillo {Deudrophis philippin- 

 ensis of Giinther and Dendrclaphis caendeatus of Griflin), and 

 the second group in Luzon and islands to the north (Deudwphis 

 caudolineatii.^ of Peters '■'■' non Gray and Deudrophis octo- 

 lineatvs f of Parent! and Picaglia) . 



* Mon. Berl. Ak. (1861) 688. 



fAtti. Soc. Nat. Modena, Mem. Grig. 5 (1886) 50. 



