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separated from each other by a narrow band of yellow. The black 

 rings cover seven enth'e scales, and two halves ; the intermediate red 

 space, five entire scales and two halves ; and the yellow either one 

 and two half-scales or two halves only. Some red spaces may oc- 

 casionally cover nine and ten scales. The tail is alternatively black 

 and yellow ; the first caudal ring is black, and embraces ten scales j 

 the second is yellow, and covers three scales. Two black and two 

 yellow succeed and cover the same ground. The tip of the tail is 

 black on five scales. The tip may be either black or yellow, for, 

 according to the size, there are either three or four black rings. 

 Underneath the colors are the same, but dull ; occasionally one or 

 more black rings may not surround the body. The reddish spaces 

 are irregularly blotched with deep black, as also sometimes on the 

 upper surface. 



Charleston, S. C. 207. 30. 15. 28*. 3*. C. Girard. 



" 205. 39. 15. 221. 2f . Dr. S. B. Barker. 



« 209. 37. 15. 17J. II. " 



2. £la.ps tenerw, B. & G.— Head narrow, elongated, continuous with 

 the neck and body. jBody fawn-colored, annulated with black and yellow. 

 Vertical and occipital plates narrow and elongated. 



The ground-color is of a light fawn, dotted with black, annulated 

 with black rings about one-third narrower than the fawn, and with 

 yellow rings about the half of the width of the black ones. The an- 

 terior portion of the head is black, from the posterior rim of the eye 

 across the middle of the vertical plate to the mouth, scarcely afi'ecting 

 the tip of the lower jaw. A yellow ring embraces the occipital 

 region from the eyes to the angles of the mouth. There are thirteen 

 black rings from the head to the origin of the tail, and twice as many 

 yellow ones, the fawn-colored rings being equal in number to the 

 l)lack ones. The first black ring covers eight scales. The succeed- 

 ing ones cover only sis, and occasionally the half of the next scale. 

 The yellow rings embrace two entire scales and two halves. The 

 fawn-color intermediate covers nine or ten scales, the last but one 

 only seven or eight, and the last five or sis. On the tail the fawn is 

 absent, and two black and two yellow rings alternating cover the 

 whole space. The first of the caudal rings is black, and embraces ten 

 and two half-scales; the yellow coming next, covers four scales; the 

 second black one twelve and two half-scales ; the second yellow also 



