1886. J PEOCEEDINGS OF UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 183 



remaiu in the hands of tbe Commission. Unfortunately this Uist came 

 to the present writer without any precise indications of localities, a fact 

 which obliged us to include them merely as coming from the State of 

 Chiapas. All the identifications and descriptions of new species have 

 been made by Professor Cope in Philadelphia, whither the present 

 writer has been twice for that purpose. 



OPHIDIA. 

 Fam. STEN0ST0MIDJ3. 



1. Stenostoma phsenops Cope. 



Stenostoma plKfiwiJS Cope, Jour. Acad. Pliilad., 1875, p. 128. 

 Yulg. — Culebra pinta. 

 Hah. — State of Vera Cruz. Jalapa, No. 48, December. 



2. Stenostoma macrolepis Peters. 

 Vulg. — Culebra. 



Hah. — State of Puebla. Teziutlan, ^o. 50, December. 



Fam. BOID^. 



3. Boa imperator Daudin. 



Boa imperator Daudin, Hist. Rept., V, 1802, p. 150 ; Dum^ril et Bocourt, Miss, 

 scieut. Mex., Ill, 1882, p. 519, pi. XXX, fig. 8, 8a, 8&, 8c. 



Vidg. — Boa, Vivora de cabeza de perro, Mazacoatl. 

 Hah. — State of Vera Cruz. Jicaltepec (Jalapa), No. 6, December; 

 Jalapa, Nos, 273, 362 2 , December.— State of Chiapas. % Nos. 235, 258. 



Fam. COLUBRID^. 



4. Leptognathus nebulata (LiunsBus). , 



Coluher nehulatus Linnseus, Syst. Nat. , I, 1758, p. 222. 

 - Leptognathus nehdatus Giintlier, Cat. Colube. Snak., 1858, p. 177. 



Vulg. — Vivora de barriga amarilla. 



Hah. — State of Vera Cruz. Jicaltepec (Jalapa), No. 69, December. 



5. Leptognathus fasciata (Giiuther). 



Tropidodijjsas fasciata Giinther, Cat. Colubr. Snak., 1858, ]). 181. 

 Vulg. — Coralillo. 



Hah.— ^tute of Vera Cruz. Jicaltepec (Jalapa), Nos. 21, 22, 23, 24, 

 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, December. 



6. Sibon annulatum (Liunseus). 



Coluber annulatushinus^ns, Syst. Nat., I, 1758, p. 224. 

 Sibon annulatm Fitziuger, Neue Class. Rep., 1826, p. 60. 



Vtilg. — Culebra de agua, Culebra pinta. 



Hah. — State of Puebla. Hueytamalco (Teziutlan), No. 44, December. 

 State of Vera Cruz. Jicaltepec (Jalapa), Nos. 45, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 



