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THE CORAL TRIANGLE: HEARST BIODIVERSITY EXPEDITION 
Size.— Total length (c?) to 503 mm, ($) 492 mm; tail length (cJ) to 39 mm, ($) to 28 mm. 
Distribution. — Endemie to Philippines (Balabac; Busuanga; Culion; Palawan). 
Calliophis philippina Gunther, 1864 
Philippine [banded or striped] Coral Snake 
Figures 10, 32A-B 
Callophis intestinalis var. Philippina Gunther, 1864:349 (type locality: Philippine Islands). 
Maticora intestinalis philippina, Leviton, 1964:533. 
Description. — Black crossbars on venter in contact with black on sides; dorsolateral stripe 
broad, tan or reddish brown; no distinct white line on sides of body along outer scale row; pre- 
frontals colored as rest of head; cream crossbars on venter extend onto sides of body, often to fourth 
scale row; ventrals 232-285 {S 236-250, ? 237-270); subcaudals 21-30 (c? 25-30, ? 21-27); 
29-45 black crossbars on venter; 1^ black crossbars on underside of tail. 
Size.— Total length (3) to 625 mm , ($) 545 mm; tail length (cJ) to 47 mm, (5) to 40 mm. 
Distribution. — Endemic to Philippines (Mindanao [Prov.: Agusan; Davao; Lanao; Misamis 
Occidental; Zamboanga]; Samar). 
Figures 32A-B. Calliophis philippina from Western Mindanao Island. Photos by Rafe Brown. 
Calliophis suluensis Steindachner, 1891 
Sulu Islands Banded Coral Snake 
Callophis intentinalis suluensis Steindachner, 1891:295 (Type locality: Sulu Archipelago). 
Maticora intestinalis suluensis, Leviton, 1964:535. 
Description. — Black crossbars on venter contact black on sides of body; dorsolateral stripe 
broad, tan or reddish brown; no distinct while line on sides along outer scale rows; prefrontals 
cream colored (specimen in alcohol), or at least lighter than rest of head; cream-colored crossbars 
on venter do not extend onto sides of body above first scale row; ventrals 197-218; subcaudals 
24—33; 39 black crossbars on venter, 3 on underside of tail. 
Size.— Total length (c?) to 405 mm, 5 unknown; tail length {S) 33 mm, 5 unknown. 
Distribution. — Endemic to Philippines (Jolo). 
Genus Hemibungams Peters, 1862 
Hemibungarus Peters, 1862:638 (Type species: Flaps calligaster Wicgmarm, 1834). 
Diagnosis. — Maxilla extends forward beyond palatine; venom fangs followed by a diastema 
and then by one small, solid tooth; head not distinct from neck; loreal absent; nostril between 
nasals; eye small, pupil round; body cylindrical, elongate; tail short; scales smooth, in 13 or 15 Ion- 
