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Color, reddish brown above with blotches of darker brown; 

 yellowish beneath, punctuated with black. 



Leptophis liocercus (Neuwied). 



One specimen from Venezuela (O'Reilly, coll.) ; 15 rows of scales, 

 those on the body keeled; no loreal ; temporals, 1-2; 8 superior, 10 

 inferior labials. Ventrals, 161; subcaudals, 157 pairs; anal 

 divided. Total length, 1,235 mm. (tail 381). 



Color, bright metallic green above ; belly white, extending to the 

 second or third rows of scales. Each subcaudal has a minute point 

 of green about the centre. The dark line through the eye, is very 

 narrow in this specimen. 



Herpetodryas carinatus (Linn). 



Two specimens from Trinidad, (6, O'Reilly, coll.) 



(a) 9 superior labials ; 9-10 inferior labials ; temporals, 1-2; 12 

 rows of scales; 2 median rows keeled; ventrals, 160; subcaudals, 

 117. Total length, 1,373 mm. (tail 457). 



Color, greenish black above with indications of a light dorsal 

 stripe. Greenish white underneath. 



(b) 9 superior, 11 lower labials; temporals, 1-2; 12 rows of 

 scales, all smooth; ventrals, 164; subcaudals, 129 pairs. Total 

 length, 1,502 mm. (tail 509). 



Color, bluish black above ; bluish white beneath. 



Spilotes pullatus (Linn). 



Two specimens from Trinidad, (O'Reilly, coll.) 



(a) 17 rows of scales; 8 superior and 8 inferior labials; tem- 

 porals, 1-1; ventrals, 214; subcaudals, 103 pairs. Total length, 

 1,930 mm. (tail 458). 



The light markings in this specimen are pure white. 



(b) 15 rows of scales: 6 superior, 8 inferior labials ; temporals, 

 1-1; ventrals, 214; subcaudals, 110 pairs. Total length, 2,240 

 mm. (tail 533). 



The light markings are pale yellow. 



Spilotes corais melanurus (D. & B.) 



One specimen from Mexico ; 17 rows of scales ; 8 labials above, 8 

 below; temporals, 2-2 ; ventrals, 192 ; subcaudals, 59 pairs. Total 

 length, 2,105 mm. (tail 381). 



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