Silver halide photographic material

A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic) and at least one compound represented by formula (II):

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• wherein Z1 represents a sulfur, oxygen, selenium, tellurium, nitrogen or carbon atom;
• R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group;
• D represents a group necessary for forming the methine dye;
• V1, V2, V3 and V4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent;
• M represents a charge-balancing counter ion;
• and m indicates a number of 0 or more necessary for neutralizing the charge of the molecule;
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• wherein Z31 and Z32 each represent an atomic group necessary for forming the nitrogen-containing hetero-ring that may be optionally condensed with any other ring and may be optionally substituted;
• R31 and R32 each represent an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group;
• L31, L32, L33, L34, L35, L36 and L37 each represent a methine group;
• p31 and p32 each indicate 0 or 1;
• n3 indicates 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4;
• M3 represents a charge-balancing counter ion;
• m3 indicates a number of 0 or more necessary for neutralizing the charge of the molecule;
• but the compound represented by formula (II) does not include the compounds of formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic).