SNAKES. 31 



** Nose elongated, acute, with small fiat shields. Kliinaspis. 



2. The Ammodyte. Vipera Ammodytes, Latr. Rept. iii. 306. 

 Baud. Rept. vi. 193, t. 74, f. 2. Cuv. R. A. ii. 83. Merrem, Tent. 

 151. Schlegel, Phys. Serp. 602, t. 21, /. 19, 20. C. Ammodytes, 

 Linn. S. N. i. 376. Amcen. Acad. i. 506, t. 17, /. 2. Sturm, Faun. 

 Deut. t. Host. Jacq. Collect, iv. 350, t. 24, $ , <. 25, (^ . V. Mosis 

 Charas, Laur. Rept. 101 ? Vipera Illyrica, Aldrovand. Laur. 101. 

 Col. Ch^rasii, Shaiv, Zool. iii. 579. Cobra Ammodytes, Fitz. Pe- 

 lias Ammodytes, Boie. Rliinechis Ammodytes, Fitz. Lachesis 

 Ammodytes, Hempr. Rhinaspis Ammodytes, Bonap. Faun. Ital. t. 

 Sand-natter, Wolf. Faun. Germ. t. 



Olive ; beneath pale, closely dark pimctulated : occiput with 

 two broad diverging streaks on each side : temple with an oblique 

 broad dark streak : back with a broad streak, with angular or wavy 

 scales : sides more or less spotted. 



a, b. In spirits. Young or half grown. Europe, Shores of Medi- 

 terranean. Presented by J. Miller, Esq., R.N. 



c. In spirits. Half grown. Delos. Presented by Capt. John 



Ince, R.N. 



d, e. In spirits. Adult. Europe. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



6. Pelias. 



Vertebral, occipital and superciliary plates distinct ; front of 

 head with small shields : nose blunt. 



Pelias, Merrem, Tent. 148, 1820. Wagler, Amph. 177. Gray, 

 Zool. Misc. 96, Vipera sp., Schlegel. Coluber, Laur. Rept. 94. 



1. The Adder or Viper. Pelias Bems, Merrem, Tent. 148. 

 Gray, Zool. Misc. 96. Bonap. F. Ital. t. Coluber Berus, Linn. S. 

 N. \. 377. Laur. Rept. 192, t. 2,/. 1. C. Chersea, Linn. S. N. i. 377. 

 Schwed. Abb. x^i. 255, t. 6, f.\, 2. Sturm, Deutsch. Faun. t. C. 

 prester, Linn. S. N. i. 377. Stiirm, Deutsch. Faun. t. Vipera vul- 

 garis, Latr. Rept. iii. 212, t. V. Berus, Baud. Rept. vi. 89, t. 72, 

 f. 1. V. Chersea, Baud. Rept. vi. 144. Pelias Chersea, Wagler, 

 Amph. 178. Bonap. F, Ital. t. V. prester, Latr. Rept. iii. 309. 

 Baud. Rej)t. vi. 161. Coluber Scjtha, Pallas, Reis. ii. 717. Gmelin, 

 S. N. i. 1091. Col. melania, Pallas, Reis. i. 460. V. melania, 

 Latr. Rept. iii. 311. Baud. Rept. vi. 191. V. Scytha, Latr. Rept. 

 iii. 312. Baud. Rept. vi. 150. Vipera Torva, Lenz. Schlangenck. 

 133. Col. Vipera anglorum, Laur. Rept. 99, 188, t. 4,/. 1. C. 



