31)8 BATRAOHIA AND REPTILIA FROM TEXAS. 



rated from the rostral by two small scales. All the scales of the head 

 smooth. 



Color above brown, with faiut traces of small darker brown spots. 

 Sides blackish, the prominent parts of the folds of the neck paler. 

 Anterior border of meatus auditorius paler. A large blue patch on 

 each side of the belly extending- from axilla to groin, and not meeting 

 its fellow on the middle line. Throat yellowish, faintly reticulated with 

 bine. Posterior face of femur with a light baud, bordered by dark above 

 and below. A black spot on side over scapula. 



Total length, .180'"; length to vent, .059; to collar, .015 ; of anterior 

 leg, .027 ; of posterior leg, .044 ; of posterior foot, .021. 



This species is about the size of the Sceloporus consobrinus. It seems 

 to be rare, as Mr. Taylor took only one specimen. 



Holbrookia propinqua B. & G. Two specimens. 

 Holbrookia texana Trosch. Four specimens. 

 Crotaphytus collaris Say. One specimen. 

 Phrynosoma cornutum Harl. Four specimens. 



OPHIDIA. 



Tantilla gracilis B. & G. Three specimens. 



Tantilla nigriceps Kenn. One specimen. 



Contia episcopa Kenu. One specimen. 



Ophibolus sayi Holbr. Three specimens. 



Rhinochilus lecontei B. & G. Two specimens. 



Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus Cope. One specimen. 



Coluber obsoletus Say. One specimen. 



Coluber emoryi B. & G. Five specimens. 



Pityophis sayi Schleg. Three specimens. 



Spilotes corais erebennus Cope. One specimen. 



Cyclophis aestivus L. Three specimens. 



Bascaniurn flagelliforme Catesb. Two specimens. 



Heterodon platyrhinus Latr. Two specimens. 



Euteenia marciana B. & G. One specimen. 



Natrix rhombfera Hallow. One specimen. Natru Laurenti, 1793, and Fleming, 



1812, is prior to Tropidonotus Kuhl, 1826. 

 Elaps fulvius L. Two specimens. 

 Crotalus adamanteus atrox B. & G. Two specimens. 



The species new to our fauna are the Hypopachus cuneus Cope, Pseu- 

 demys ornata Gray, and the Lysoptychus lateralis Cope. 



