A new species ofLycodon, L. ferroni, from Samar Island, central-eastern Philippines, is described. This species is most similar toL. dumerili, from which it differs in having: 10 supralabials (IV-VI entering eye) instead of 9 (IV-V); dorsals reducing to 15 at the level of ventral 119 instead of at ventrals 131–145; body and tail with dark annuii instead of dark cross-bands.Lycodoncontains about 25 species, 8 of which are endemic to the Philippines:alcalai(Batan Island, Batan Group),bibonius(Camiguin Island, Babuyan Group),chrysoprateros(Dalupiri Island, Babuyan Group),dumerili(Basilan, Mindanao),ferroni(Samar),muelleri(Batan, Luzon, Mindoro, Polillo),solivagus(Luzon), andtessellatus(Luzon); the 2 non-endemic species,L. subcinctus(SE Asia) and especiallyL. aulicus(S Asia), seem to be anthropophilous and likely to have reached the Philippines through human agency. An extensive review strongly suggests thatL. striatus nordicusDeranivagala 1955 is a synonym ofL. striatus bicolor(Nikolsky 1903) (new svnonvmv).