. The snakes of the Philippine Islands. Snakes. NAJA 257 Description of species.— (From No. 13, Bureau of Science col- lection; collected at Iwahig, Palawan, 1917, by C. M. Weber.) (Adult male.) Rostral barely visible from above, one and one- fifth times as v^'ide as high; suture between internasals about half the length of scales; prefrontals larger than internasals, wider than long, drawn to a point laterally which nearly separates preocular from nasal; frontal about one-fifth longer than wide, as wide as but slightly narrower than supraoculars, equal to its distance from rostral; parietals
. The snakes of the Philippine Islands. Snakes. NAJA 257 Description of species.— (From No. 13, Bureau of Science col- lection; collected at Iwahig, Palawan, 1917, by C. M. Weber.) (Adult male.) Rostral barely visible from above, one and one- fifth times as v^'ide as high; suture between internasals about half the length of scales; prefrontals larger than internasals, wider than long, drawn to a point laterally which nearly separates preocular from nasal; frontal about one-fifth longer than wide, as wide as but slightly narrower than supraoculars, equal to its distance from rostral; parietals very long, equal to their dis- tance from rostral, bordered by 2 large temporals and 2 large postparietals; nostril between 2 nasals and internasal; a small square preocular; 3 postoculars; temporals 2 + 3; 7 upper labials, fifth nearly as high as fourth; 8 lower labials; anterior chin shields wider but shorter than posterior, which are not separat- ed from each other; scales in 15 smooth rows about body, 21 rows about neck; ventrals 267; subcaudals 104 (8 undivided); anal single; length of eye contained in distance from eye to snout one and seven-tenths times. Color in alcohol.—Yellowish to olive brown above, the scales of posterior part of body edged with brown, growing darker and more pronounced on tail. Body traversed by a number of dim lighter bars, at least seventy, scarcely apparent on anterior part of body or tail; this coloration is due chiefiy to the coloring of the skin between Fig. 29. Naja Buuienger ; a, lateral vie^^ liannah (Cantor) ; after head, dorsal view ; b, head. Measurements of Naja. hannah (Cantor). Total length Snout to vent Tail Length of head Width of head 2,315 1,853 462 45 22. 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,
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