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REPTILIA: SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE * "^ * LEPTODRYMUS 



LEPTODRYMUS Amaral 



1527 Leptodrymus Amaral, Bull. Antivenin Inst. Amer., 1: 28. Type-species: Leptodrvmus clarki 

 Amaral. 



Distribution: As for only known species. 



Content: One species. 



LEPTODRYMUS PULCHERRIMUS (Cope) 



I874 Masticophis pulcherr imus Cope. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1874: 65. Type-locality: Western 



side of central America. 

 1898 Zamenis bitaeniatus Boettger, Katalog der Rept i 1 i en-Sammlung im Mus. Senckenberg ischen 



Naturforsch. Ges., pt. 2: 42. Type-locality: Retalhuleu, Guatemala. 

 1927 Leptodrymus clarki Amaral, Bull. Antivenin Inst. Amer., 1: 25, fig. lOa-b. Type-locality: Taloa 



Creek, Tela, Honduras. 

 1531 Leptodrymus pulcherrimus — Dunn, Copeia, 1531-' I63. 



Distribution: Low elevations on Pacific coast of Guatemala to Nicaragua; Caribbean coast of Honduras 

 to Costa Rica. 



