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Yar. BILIN'EATUS 



Mastkophis bUineatus .Tan, 1863, Sist, 40, — 1867, Icon., livr. 22, pi. 6, 

 f. 1. 



Scales smooth, in 17 rows. Oculars 2—2, lower anteoeular very 

 small. Temporals 2+2+2. Labials 8, fourth and fifth in orbit, or 

 9, fifth and sixth touching the eye, seventh largest. Infralabials 10 

 to 11. Back black, with two narrow lines of light color along each 

 flank. Orbitals, loreal, and nasals each with white spot Labials 

 and ventral surface light. 



Mexico. 



17 



Spilotes 



Wagler, 1830, Amph., 179; Gthr., 1858, Cat., 90. Georgia B. & G., 

 1853, Serp., 92. 

 (Georgia.) 



Spilotes coupebj • • • 48 



Cope, L860, IV. Phil. Ac, 342, 504, — 1875, Checklist, 39. Coluber 

 couperi Holbr., 1842, Heip., Ill, 75, pi. 10. Georgia couperi B. & G., 

 is:,::. Serp., 92; Bd., 1859, P. E. R. Rep., X, pi. 31, f. 66. 



Gulf States. 



Spilotes obsoletus 48 



Coluber obsoletus Holbr., 1842, Herp., Ill, 61, pi. 12. Georgia obsoUta'B. 

 & G., Serp., 158; Bd., 1859, P. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 31, f. 66. Spilotes 

 erebennw Cope, 1860, IV. Phil. Ac, 342, 564, — 1804, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 167, - L875, Checklist, 39; Sumichr., 1873, Arch. Sci., 240. Spilotes 

 corah erebennus Cope, 1877, IV. Am. Phil. Sue., 64. 



Florida to Texas. 



(Spilotes.) 



Spilotes cobais 48 



(•„li,h,r corais M'uv.) Boie, 1827, tsis, 537; Sri, leg., 1837, Essai, II, 139, 



pi. 5, f. 9-11, 1844(71, Abbild., pi. 28, f. 9-11 (skull), 

 Spilotes corals D. ^v B., 1854, Erp., VII, 222; Gthr., 1858, Cat., 98; Jan, 

 1863; Sist., 62, — 1870, Iron., livr. 48, pi. 4, f. 6, pi. 5, f. 1. 



Brazil to Mexico. 



Spilotes variabilis 49 



Du.n. Bibr., 1854, Erp., VII, 220; Gthr., 1858, Cat, 99; Sumichr., 



" 1873, Arch. Sci., 245. Coluber variabilis Max., 1825, Beitr., 271, — 

 1830, Abbild., Lief. 14, pi. 2, f. 3 6; Boie, 1827, tsis, 537. Coluber 

 puUalus I. inn., 1754, Mus. Ad. Fridr., pi. 20, f. 3. Cerastes mexicanus 

 A- r. coronatus Laur., 1768, Synops., 83. Coluber mexicanus Gmel., 

 1788, Syst. Nat. Linn., I, 1088. Coluber plutonius Daud., 1803, Rept., 

 324; Merr., 1790, Beitr. (2), pi. 12. Coluber caninana Men-., 1820, 

 Syst., 121. Spilotes pullatuts Wagl., 1830, Amph., 179; Schleg., 1837, 

 Essai, 149, pi. 6, f. 1, 2; Fit?.., 184::. Syst., 20; Cope, 1801, Pr. Phil. 

 Ac, 300. 

 Seba, 1735, Thesaur., II, pi. 20, f. 1, pi. 105, f. 4; Scheuch., 1730, Bibl. 

 Sacr., pi. 662, E. 11, pi. 747, f. 3. 



Mexico to Brazil. 



