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SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 



Table 52. — Measurements and scale counts of Disteira orvata 

 (Gray) — Continued. 



upper labials, the separation of the second pair of chin shields, 

 the temporals, and the narrow lower labials. No other variety 

 of Disteira ornata appears to have been discovered in the Phil- 

 ippines. I strongly suspect that this Philippine form merits 

 specific designation. In young males the narrow whitish bands 

 on the neck are evident, and they sometimes persist in adult 

 specimens. Young females are colored like the adults. 



