Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines
Author
Weinell, Jeffrey L.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045;
jweine2@gmail.com
Author
Hooper, Errol
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045;
Author
Leviton, Alan E.
Herpetology Division, Institute of Biodiversity Science & Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, California 94118. * Corresponding author; Email: jweine 2 @ gmail. com
Author
Brown, Rafe M.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045;
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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
2019
2019-09-30
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10.5281/zenodo.11512680
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Tropidolaemus
Key to Philippine species.
1a. Longitudinal rows of dorsal body scales at midbody 21–23 (males), 21–29 (females); dorsal scales on head 9–16 along a line passing between the supraocular scales (
Fig. 46A
); third supralabial scale usually separated from subocular scale by one or two scales; color variable, shades of green, blue or green, and blue in females, and green in males, but blue in some Negros Island populations; crossbands on body blue and white, red and white, or blue, red and white; color of postocular stripe variable (females), white or red (males), or red (juveniles)....................................................................
Tropidolaemus subannulatus
1b. Longitudinal rows of dorsal body scales at midbody 18–19 (males and females); dorsal scales on head 6–8 along a line between the supraocular scales (
Fig. 46B
); third supralabial scale usually in contact with subocular scale (rarely separated by one scale); in life: background body color turquoise-green (males) or green (females); postocular stripe usually black (rarely white)......................................................
Tropidolaemus philippensis