BOIGA 



199 



black; upper and lower labials and scales under head yellow 

 edged with black. Top of head black; 1 or 2 yellow spots on 

 parietals, and posterior to and in front of eye are other spots 

 of yellow. 



Measurementf; of Boiga dendrophila latifasciata (Boulenger) . 



mm. 



Total length 1,215 



Snout to vent 962 



Tail 253 



Width of head 23 



Length of head 31 



Variation. — The known range of ventrals in this subspecies 

 is 207 to 222 ; of subcaudals, 93 to 101. In three specimens the 

 loreal is absent; in no case is the loreal found entering eye. 

 This subspecies usually has 3 pairs of chin shields. Only one 



Table 38. — Measurements and scale counts of Boiga dendrophila- lati- 

 fasciata (Boulenger) . 



1727 



Bunawan, Agusan . 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Mindanao 



Bunawan, Agusan _ 



, H.Taylor., 



-.do . 



-.do 



..do 



..do 



E. H.Taylor. 



No. 







S3 

 o 



►J 



3.4,6 

 3,4,5 ' 

 3,4,5 

 3,4,5 1 

 3,4,5 i 

 3,4,5 

 3.4.5 



10 

 10 

 10-11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 11 



Collection. 



E. H. Taylor. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Santo Tomas. 

 Bureau of Science. 



specimen, the one described, shows the tendency of the sixth 

 and seventh upper labials to break ; in the other subspecies this 

 tendency is very pronounced. 



Remarks. — This subspecies is common at Bunawan, Agusan, 

 Mindanao. A number of specimens taken were lost, and many 



