Liopeltis, Fitzinger, 1843

Weinell, Jeffrey L., Hooper, Errol, Leviton, Alan E. & Brown, Rafe M., 2019, Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (1), pp. 1-49 : 28

Liopeltis

Key to Philippine species.

1a. Nasal scales fused to internasal scales anterior to rostral ( Fig. 39 ); dorsal surface of body with four brown longitudinal stripes.................................. Liopeltis philippinus

1b. Nasal scales not fused to internasal scales; dorsal surface of body uniformly colored above, without longitudinal stripes........................................ Liopeltis tricolor

Figures

FIGURE 39. Dorsolateral view of head of Liopeltis philippinus (KU 327731). Nasal scales (green).