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rubbish. It occurs also in Jamaica, Haiti, and Porto Rico, as well as on most 

 of the Lesser Antilles and the Bahamas. 



55. Epicrates angulifer Bibron. 



Bibron, Sagra's Hist. Cuba. Rept., 1843, p. 215, pi. 25; Boulenger, Cat. snakes Brit, mus., 1893, 1, p. 96; 

 Barbour, loc. cit., p. 326, 



A common and widespread species. Wholly confined to Cuba and the 

 surrounding cays. 



56. Tropidophis melantjrus (Schlegel). 



Schlegel, Essai phys. serp., 1837, 2, p. 399; Boulenger, loc. cit., p. Ill; Barbour, loc. cit., p. 327. 



Widespread throughout the Island to which it is confined. 



57. Tropidophis pardalis (Gundlach). 



Gundlaeh, Archiv. naturg., 1840, 1, p. 359; Boulenger, loc. cit., p. 113; Barbour, loc. cit., p. 328. 



A species which appears to be more common in the Bahamas than in Cuba. 



58. Tropidophis maculatus (Bibron). 



Bibron, Sagra's Hist. Cuba. Rept., 1843, p. 212, pi. 24; Boulenger, loc. cit., p. 112; Barbour, loc. cit., 

 p. 328. 



Not uncommon throughout Cuba. What is probably the same species 

 occurs also in Haiti, Jamaica, and Navassa. 



59. Tropidophis semicinctus (Gundlach & Peters). 



Gundlach und Peters, Monatsb. Acad. wiss. Berlin, 1864, p. 388; Boulenger, loc. cit., p. 113; Barbour, 

 loc. cit., p. 329. 



A very rare species which occurs irregularly over the whole Island. 



60. Tretanorhintjs variabilis Dumeril & Bibron. 



Dumeril et Bibron, Erp. gen., 1854, 7, p. 349, pi. 80, fig. 4; Boulenger, loc. cit., p. 282; Barbour, loc. 

 cit., p. 330. 



Nocturnal, hence seldom seen. Strictly aquatic and found among rocks 

 and drift material. Confined to Cuba. 



61. Alsophis angulifer (Bibron). 



Bibron, Sagra's Hist. Cuba. Rept., 1843, p. 222, pi. 27; Boulenger, loc. cit., 1894, 2, p. 120 (pars); 

 Barbour, loc. cit., p. 333. 



The most common and generally distributed snake in Cuba. 



