REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS FROM LIBERIA — LOVERIDGE 123 

 MIODON ACANTHIAS (Bernhardt) 



1860. Urohelus acanthias Reinhabdt, Vidensk. Medd. Kj0benhavn, 1860, p. 229, 

 pi. 3 (Guinea). 



5 (U.S.N.M. No. 109057), Gibi 



ISIidbody scale rows 15; ventrals 212; anal entire; subcaudals 17; 

 labials 7, the third and fourth entering the orbit. Total length 533 

 (505+28) mm. In its oviducts (April 10-16) are about 4 eggs, each 

 measuring circa 22 by 7 mm. 



APARALLACTUS MODESTUS (Giinther) 



1859. Elapops modestus Guntheb, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, vol. 4, p. 161, 



pi. 4, fig. C (West Africa). 



1860. Periaspis phimieatra Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, 



p. 242 (Liberia). 



9 (U.S.N.M. No. 109635), Harbel 



Midbody scale rows 15; ventrals 154; anal entire; subcaudals 36; 

 labials 7, the third and fourth entering the orbit. Total length 

 465 (407 + 58) mm. 



DENDROASPIS VIRmiS (Hallowell) 



1844. Leptophis viridis Hallowell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1844, 



p. 172 (Liberia). 

 1852. Dinophis Eammondii Hallowell, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 



1852, p. 203 (Liberia). 



$ (U.S.N.M. No. 109675), Harbel 



Midbody scale rows 13; ventrals 220; anal divided; subcaudals 

 114; labials 8, the fourth entering the orbit; upper temporal sep- 

 arated from its fellow by three scales. Total length 2,040 

 (1,520 + 520) mm. 



CAUSUS RHOMBEATUS (Lichtenstein) 



1823. Sepedon rhombeatus Lichtenstein, Verzeichniss der Doubletten des 

 zoologischen Museums . . . zu Berlin, p. 106 (no locality). 



1842. Distichurus Maculatus Hallowell, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 8, p. 337, pi. 19 (Liberia). 



$ (U.S.N.M. No. 109.591), Bendaja 

 4 9 $ (U.S.N.M. Nos. 109641-i), Harbel 



Midbody scale rows 19; ventrals 128-141; anal entire; subcaudals 

 17-20; labials 6; suboculars 1-2. Total length of S , 497 (452 + 45) 

 mm.; of largest $ , 400 (365 + 35) mm. 



BITIS GABONICA (Dnmeril and Bibron) 



1854. Echidna Oahonica Dum^eil and Bibbon, Erp4tologie g(5n6rale, vol. 7, p. 

 1428, pi. 80b (Gaboon). 



$ 5 (U.S.N.M. Nos. 109683-4), Harbel 



