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nostril between two plates, a frenal ; two antoculars, and two postocular plates ; 

 eye margined inferiorly by the fourth and fifth supralabials ; scales quadrangular 

 smooth ; a double prseanal plate ; tail short with bifid scutes ; eye rather large, 

 pupil ovoid. 



Leptophidium dorsale nob. 



Spec char. Nineteen rows of smooth scales ; eight superior labials ; the fifth 

 in contact with the inferior postocular; an oblique brownish band behind the 

 eye ; another on each side of the head, passing across the temples ; inferior 

 and superior labials, rostral and internasals with dark-colored maculations ; 

 a transverse bar across the prefrontals posteriorly ; two longitudinal brownish 

 stripes upon the neck, commencing at the occipitals ; a series ot transverse 

 light brown fasciae upon the anteriur third of the dorsum, about 12 in number, 

 bordered with light yellow ; fawn color above, white below, with a tinge of 

 green. Ab. scut. 100; 1 bifid prseanal ; 85 subcaud. 



Dimensions. Length of head 6 lines; greatest breadth 3 ; length of body 8 J 

 inches; of tail 2 inches, 3 lines. Total length 11 inches, 3 lines. 



Habitat. Hakodadi, Japan. One specimen, taken on a hill -side, near 

 Hakodadi, Island of Jesso, June, 1855, by W. Stimpson. 



Lepidocephalus nob. 



Gen. char. Head rather short and broad behind triangular ; temples 

 swollen ; two internasals, two prefrontals, larger than the internasals ; a frontal, 

 as in Coronella ; nostril between two plates ; a narrow frenal ; a preocular ; two 

 postoculars ; the eye resting on the fourth and fifth supralabials, four or five 

 lines from the extremity of the snout ; posterior superior maxillary teeth much 

 longer than the others ; scales upon the back quadrangular, with rounded 

 posterior margins, setuicarinate ; tail of moderate length, with bifid scutes. 



Lepidocephalus fasciatus nob. 



Spec. char. Eight supralabials; 17 rows of scales, the four inferior rows 

 smooth ; a series of thirty-five dark- colored bands upon the body ; nine upon 

 the tail ; tip of tail black ; 216 ab. scut.; a single prosanal ; 65 subcaud. ; 

 length 3 feet. 



Description. General appearance that of Coronella ; the pupil is round; 

 there are seven temporal plates ; of the superior labials the posterior 

 and superior angle of the third is prolonged so as to touch the eye 

 in front, occupying the position of an inferior preocular ; the sixth and 

 seventh supralabials are the largest; the neck anteriorly is of nearly the same 

 thickness as the head; the body moderately robust, the abdomen angular; the 

 tail rather slender, not pointed at the tip ; throat and abdomen white; a series 

 of black longitudinal blotches upon the under surface of the tail at its middle ; 

 superior labials margined with black; a black quadrangular blotch behind the 

 eye ; upper part of head black, intermingled with yellow spots ; a narrow 

 transverse band upon the neck with an anterior prolongation; the interspaces 

 between the black bands upon the back white or yellowish. 



Dimensions. Length of head 1 inch; greatest breadth 7 \ lines; length of 

 body 2 feet, 1\ inches. 



Habitat. Japan and Loo-Choo. Two specimens from each locality. Those 

 from Loo-Choo captured by Mr. Heine. 



Gen. Peoterodon nob. 



Char. The anterior teeth longer than the posterior, with a marked interval 

 between the first, second, third and fourth of the upper jaw ; two internasals ; 

 two prefrontals; a frontal, as in Coronella; a frenal; one antocular ; two 

 postoculars: four temporals; the superior of the two anterior quite small and 



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