geiffin: ophidia from south America in carnegie museum 207 



than the posterior; pits of scales extremely small and difficult to see. The color 

 (in alcohol) is very light, almost white above, except for the dark brown on the 

 front of the head and the nape. 



Counts and Measueements. 



(No. 116.) 



Anal 1 



Scale-rows 17 



Gastrosteges 191 



Urosteges 76 



Upper labials 7(3.4) 



Preoculars 1 



Postoculars 2 



Temporals 2, 2 



Total length in mm 297 



Length of tail in mm 64 



Genus Erythrolamprus Wagler. 



62. Erythrolamprus aesculapii (Linnaeus). 



Coluber cesculapii Linn^us, Mus. Ad. Frid., 1754, p. 29, PL XI, fig. 2; Syst. Nat., 



Ed. XII, 1766, I, p. 380. 

 Erythrolamprus cesculapii Boulenger, Cat. Snakes, III, 1896, p. 200. 



There are fourteen specimens of this species in the collection. All belong 

 to the variety having double annuli. The upper surface of the head is largely 

 black, without distinct bands. The specimens are cataloged as follows: 



C. M. No. 129, d", Valparaiso, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., April. 



C. M. No. 130, 9 , Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., May. 



C. M. No. 131, 9 , Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., June. 



C. M. No. 132, 9 , Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., May. 



C. M. No. 133, 9 , Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., June. 



C. M. No. 134, 9 , Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll.. May. 



C. M. No. 135, c?, Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll.. May. 



C. M. No. 270, 9 , South America, LeBoutelier Collection. 



C. M. No. 342, 9 , Entre Rios, Brazil, J. D. Haseman coll., June 4, 1909. 



C. M. No. 1096, cf, Bonda, Colombia, H. H. Smith coll., August. 



C. M. No. 1841, 9 , South America, LeBoutelier Collection. 



C. M. No. 1842, 9 , South America, LeBoutelier Collection. 



C. M. No. 1843, 9 , South America, LeBoutelier Collection. 



C. M. No. 2035, cf , Cacaguahto, Colombia, Mrs. H. H. Smith coll., no date given. 



