. The snakes of the Philippine Islands. Snakes. 114 SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Table 19.—Measure7nents and scale counts of Hnrria rynchops {Schneider) — Touch first chin shields, Loreal touches internasal. Collection. 4 Yes 4 do 4 .. ,.do 4 do 4-5 do 4 do 4 Barely 4 Yes 4 do - 4 do 4 Barely 4 Yes 4 On oneside 4 Yes b4-2 Barely Bureau of Science. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. ^ Injured. Remarks.—This widely distributed snake is found from India to the Pelew Islands, occurring in Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, the East Indies, and the Moluccas. In the Philipp
. The snakes of the Philippine Islands. Snakes. 114 SNAKES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Table 19.—Measure7nents and scale counts of Hnrria rynchops {Schneider) — Touch first chin shields, Loreal touches internasal. Collection. 4 Yes 4 do 4 .. ,.do 4 do 4-5 do 4 do 4 Barely 4 Yes 4 do - 4 do 4 Barely 4 Yes 4 On oneside 4 Yes b4-2 Barely Bureau of Science. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. ^ Injured. Remarks.—This widely distributed snake is found from India to the Pelew Islands, occurring in Ceylon, Malay Peninsula, the East Indies, and the Moluccas. In the Philippines it has been reported from Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Negros, Bantayan, Cuyo, and Polillo. HURRIA MICROLEPIS (Boulenger) Plate 6, figs. 1 to 3 Cerberus cinereus, part., Gray, Cat. Vip. Snakes (1849) 64. Cerberus microlepis Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus. 3 (lS9(i) 18, pi. 2, fig. 2. Description of species.^(From Boulenger.) "Closely allied to [Ce^'berus] rhyncliops. but only three (exceptionally four) lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; loreal not touching the internasal; scales much smaller, in 29 rows, rather feebly keeled; and ventrals more numerous, 163-165. Dark olive above, with darker spots; a dark streak on each side of the head, passing through the eye; yellowish beneath, much spotted or marbled with blackish. "Total length 660 millim.; tail ; Rcmnrks.—The types were collected by H. Cuming; the exact localities are no longer known. Griffin reports a specimen of this species from Camiguin, Babuyan Islands. As the specimen. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Taylor, Edward Harrison, 1889-1978. Manila, Bureau of Printing
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