104 ' CORONELLA RHOMBO-MACULATA. 



The body is elongated, cylindrical, covered above with smooth hexagonal 

 scales, largest on the flanks, and with broad plates below. The tail is short, 

 thick at the base, but soon becomes small, and terminates in a horny point. 



Colour. The head above is of a uniform chestnut-brown; the lips are lighter, 

 with a dark Une at the place of junction of the several plates. The body and 

 tail are chestnut-brown, with vertebral rhomboid spots of light reddish-brown; 

 these spots near the tail have a narrow dusky margin; the throat, as well as the 

 belly and tail, are salmon-coloured, more or less bright. 



Dimensions. Length of head, 10 lines; length of body to vent, 24 inches; 

 length of tail beyond the vent, 4 inches: total length, 28 inches 10 lines. The 

 specimen here described had 211 abdominal plates and 45 sub-caudal scales, with 

 a horny tip at the tail. 



Habits. I am unacquainted with the habits of this animal, never having seen 

 but two specimens. 



Geographical Distribution. As yet I can give only Georgia and Alabama as 

 the residence of this animal. 



General Remarks. To my friend Professor Horner, of the University of 

 Pennsylvania, I am indebted for the first specimen of this serpent that I ever saw, 

 which he received from Georgia. 



