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angular ashy spots of lighter color. Others are yellowish 

 brown, the edges of the scales edged with brick red, and with 

 blackish reticulations. Still others are dark with the underpart 

 of the head dark black with brilliant orange spots, and so on. 

 There seems to be no limit to the variations possible. 



Table 43. — Measurements and scale eourits of Psammodynastes pulver- 



identiiH (Boie). 



Collector. 



6ns 



609 

 913 

 914 

 1563 

 1624 



Bunawan, Agusan : E. H. Taylor. 



do , do 



Philippines Unknown 



do do 



do ' do 



do do 



do do 



in^n.l mm. 



.do . 



do 



Port Banera, Zamboanjra 



do 



Busuank^a W. Schu-ltze 



— .do do 



Bunawan, Agusan ' E. H. Taylor 



Polillo C. Canonizad 



W.J.Hutchinson | 9 



-...do '■' ,: 



675 

 368 

 460 

 355 

 432 

 362 

 340 

 422 

 560 

 385 

 365 

 590 

 342 

 390 



103 

 73 



72 

 80 



62 

 81 



53 j 

 ■57 I 

 62 I 

 61 ! 



60 I 



61 ] 



6? 

 53 

 69 

 66 

 69 

 56 

 61 I 



79 

 80 



608 I 



609 I 

 913 

 914 



1563 

 1624 



Collectio 



3,4,5 

 3,4,6 

 3, 4. 5 

 3,4.5 

 3,4,5 

 3.4,5 

 3.4.6 

 3.4,6 

 3. 4, 6 

 3,4,6 

 3,4,6 

 3, 4. 5 

 3, 4. 5 

 3,4.5 



2+2 

 2+2 



2+2 



E. H. Taylor. 



Do. 

 Santo Tomas. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Bureau of Science. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Mulihitcd. 



/?c«;acA-,s'.— This snake probably occurs on all the Philippine 

 islands; it is known from Luzon, Polillo, Palawan, Balabac, 

 Mindanao, Bongao, Busuanga, Negros, and Dinagat. It is also 



