Cope.J 382 ^^pj.il ^7^ 



Rhadin^a imperialis B. & G. Jicaltepec. 



Ophibolus polyzonus Cope . Jicaltepec. 



Pliocercus elapoides Cope. Teziutlan. 



NiNiA atrata Hallow, var. seb^ D. & B. Jicaltepec. 



Ninia diademata B. & G. Jalapa. 



Storeria dekayi Holbr. Jicaltepec. 



EuT^NiA ORNATA B. & G. Jalapa. 



EuT^NiA scALARis Cope. Teziutlaii. 



EUT^NIA PULCHRILATUS Cope. 



Tropidonotus rhombifer Hallow. Misantla. 



Spilotes corais L. var. erebrnnus Cope. 



Drtmobius margaritiferus Schl. Misantla. 



Hapsidophrys mexicanus D. & B. Jicaltepec. 



Leptoqnathus NEBuiiATus L. Jicaltcpec. 



Leptognathus fasciata Giiatli. Jicaltepec. 



Trimorphodon ? coLLARis Cope. Matamoros. 



SiBON ANNULATUM L. Teziutlan ; Jicaltepec. 



Elaps apiatus Jan. Jicaltepec. 



BoTHROPS ATROs L. Jicaltepec. 



Crotalophorus ravus Cope. An adult specimen which difiers from the 

 type in bearing only twenty-one rows of scales. The dorsal spots are 

 much longer than wide, covering five rows of scales each Avay. 



Crotalus TRiSERiATtrs Wagl. Teziutlan. 



Crotalus basiliscus Cope. 



Boa mexicana Jan. Jicaltepec. 



Stenostoma sp. 



II. ZACUALTIPAN, HIDALGO. 



The small collection enumerated below was made partly by myself and 

 partly by my friend, Dr. Santiago Bernad, in the neighborhood of the town 

 of Zacualtipan in the north-eastern part of the State of Hidalgo, close to the 

 boundary line of the State of Vera Cruz. The region is elevated, and 

 belongs to the warmer part of the Tierra fria, but the ravines which inter- 

 sect the country in many places, have the characters of the Tierra temp- 

 lada, and at a short distance from the town merge into the Tierra caliente. 

 The higher lands are covered with brake, Pieris aquilina, and plants of 

 the genera Andromeda or Vaccinium or both ; or are covered with forests 

 of pine or of fir. Deciduous trees are of the genera Alnus, Negundo, 

 Liquidambar, Platanus, etc., and wild species of Rubus and Potentilla 

 abound. The Taraxacum densleonis is common, but whether introduced 

 or not, I do not know. Introduced species of Vinca and Rosa grow lux- 



