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57. TACHYMENIS PERUVIANA Wiegmann 



Tachymenis peruviana Wiegmann, Nova Acta Acad. Leopold. Carol., vol. 17, 

 1835, pt. 1, p. 252, pi. 20, fig. 1.— Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., 

 vol. 3, 1896, p. 118. 



Ecuador. — 1 specimen, No. 12277, from Guayaquil. 



58. THAMMODYNASTES PALLIDUS (Unnaeus) 



Coluber pallidas Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 221. 

 Coluber strigilis Thunberg, Mus. Acad. Upsal., 1788, pt. 1, p. 22. 

 Coluber nattereri Mikan, Delic. Flor. Faun. Brasil., 1820, pL, fig. 1. 

 Thammodynastes nattereri Boulengee, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1896, 



p. 116. 

 Thammodynastes punctatissimus Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., vol. 



3, 1896, p. 117. 

 Thammodynastes strigilis Loennberg, Bih. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl., vol. 



22, 1896, sec. 4, no. 1, p. 38. 

 Thammodynastes pallidus Andersson, Bih. Svenska Vet. Akad. Handl., vol. 



24, 1899, sec. 4, no. 6, p. 17. — Amaral, Rev. Mus. Paulista, vol. 14^ 



1924, pp. 27—29. 



A revision of this species is found in Amaral's paper. 

 Colombia. — 1 specimen, No. 14717, sent by V. O. King. 

 Paraguay. — ^1 specimen, No. 11260, sent by Dr. Palmer. 



59. PHILODRYAS VIRIDISSIMSUS (Linnaeus) 



Coluber viridissimus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, 1758, p. 226. 

 Philodryas viridissimus Guenther, Cat. Colubr. Snakes Brit. Mus., 1858, 

 p. 123.— Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1896, p. 129. 



Dutch Guiana. — 1 specimen, No. 11157, collected by C. J. Hering. 



60. PmLODRYAS OLFERSII (Lichtenstein) 



Coluber olfersii Lichtenstein, Verz. Doubl. Berlin Mus., 1823, p. 104. 

 Philodryas olfersii Guenther, Cat. Colubr. Snakes Brit. Mus., 1858, p. 123. 

 Philodryas olfersii, var. reinhardtii (Guenther) Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. 

 Mus., vol. 3, 1896, p. 129. 



Paraguay. — 1 specimen, No. 12327, collected by the Paraguay 

 Expedition. 



61. PHILODRYAS SCHOTTH (Schlegel) 



Xenodon schottii Schlegel, Physiogn. Serp., vol. 2, 1837, p. 91, pi. 3, figs. 



8 and 9. 

 Philodryas schottii Guenther, Cat. Colubr. Snakes Brit. Mus., 1858, p. 125. — 



Boulenger, Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., vol. 3, 1896, p. 130. 



Paraguay. — 1 specimen. No. 11261 collected by Dr. Palmer. 



Argentina. — 3 specimens; No. 16423, collected in Rosario by the 

 La Plata Expedition. No. 52588, collected at Rio Negro by Dr. 

 Carlos S. Reed, length 1,580 mm., tip of tail missing. No. 63947 col- 

 lected by Dr. Alexander Wetmore. 



