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protenus and parvifrons is very arbitrarily fixed, since specimens from 

 near Jeremie with 142 to 149 ventrals are called parvifrons,wh\le others 

 from Miragoane and eastward with 149 or more are designated as 

 protenus. It seems best to keep these subspecific names, as a dif- 

 ference does appear to exist between the three forms in spite of the 

 integrading specimens. 



# UTCOUft 

 A VJGBi 



Q PAPTiFnorra 



Figure 107. — Distribution of subspecies of Leimadophis parvifrons in Hispaniola. 



KEY TO THE HISPANIOLAN SUBSPECIES OF LEIMADOPHIS PARVIFRONS 



a}. Frontal and supraoculars equal in width at their midlines (Beata 



Island) lincolni (p. 356) 



a2. Frontal wider than supraoculars. 



h^. Color blackish, no distinct stripes niger (p. 358) 



6'. Distinct light lateral stripes on a dark ground color. 



c^ Light lateral stripe confined mostly to fifth and sixth scale 

 rows anteriorly. 



d}. Ventral count low; ventrals 142-149 parvifrons (p. 354) 



d*. Ventral count higher; ventrals 149-167 protenus (p. 362) 



c^. Light lateral stripe invading seventh scale row anteriorly. 

 (D-. Light lateral strip distinct on body and tail. 



e\ Ventrals 157-165 (Gonave Island) alleni (p. 365) 



e\ Ventrals 168-169 (Tortue Island) tortuganus (p. 367) 



d^. Light lateral stripe becoming reduced to small light spots 

 down middle of sixth scale row, disappearing at mid- 

 body, ventrals 148-153 (lie k Vache) rosamondae (p. 368) 



LEIMADOPHIS PARVIFRONS PARVIFRONS (Cope) 



Figures 107, 108, U5/ 



1862. Dromicus parvifrons Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1862, p. 79 

 (type locality, Haiti near J^r^mie; type in Mus. Comp. Zool.; collector, Dr. 

 Weinland).— Gasman, Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc, vol. 14, p. 282, 1887 (J6r^- 

 mie, Hayti).— MtJLLER, Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel, vol. 10, pt. 1, p. 203, 1892 



