CROCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 

 Cyclophis aslivits Linnaua — Coutinued. 



787 



Locality. 



Olney, Illinois 



Gainrsvillo, Texas 



Kipley Lauding, West 

 Virginia. 



San Diejro, Texas 



Oswego, Kansas 



St. Marys, Georgia 



Cameron County, Texas 



Washington, D.C... 

 Gainesville, Florida. 

 Washington, D. C-- - 



Piney Point, Maryland ... 



Dunn Loring, Virginia ... 



Takoma Park, District of 

 Columbia. 



Palatka, Florida 



Queen's Cliapel road, Dis- 

 trict of Columbia. 



Laurel, Maryland 



When 

 collected. 



Prom whom received. 



J. and C. H. Walker . 



G. H.Ragsdalo 



Herbert B. Creel 



W.Taylor 



Dr. Newton 



C.F.Batchelder. 



C.W.Richmond. 



J.H.Bell 



C. W. Richmond. 



do 



I. D. Figgins . . . 

 R. W. Sbufeldt. 



C. W. Richmond 



Rnssell J. Thompson . 



Geo. Marshall 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic, 

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ZAMENIS Wagler. 



Zamenis Waglkr, part, Syst. Amph., 1830, p. 188. — Dumkril and Bibron, Erp. 



Gdu., VII, 18.54, p. 683.— GuNTHER, Cat. Col. Snakes, 1858, p. 101.— Jan, 



Eleuco sist. Olid., 1863, p. 65.— Gonther, Kept. Brit. Ind., 1864, p. 252.— 



BocoURT, Misa. Sci. Mex., Rept., 1888, p. 663. — Boulenger, Fauna Ind., Rept., 



1890, p. 323 ; Cat. Snakes Brit. Mua., 1, 1893, p. 379. 

 Hamorrhois BoiE, Isis, von Oken, 1826, p. 982; 1827, p. 538 {nomen nudum). — 



EiCHWALD, Fauu. Casp.-Cauc, 1841, p. 113. 

 Tyria Fitzinger, part, N. Class. Rept., 1826, p. 29. 

 Pei-iops Wagler, Syst. Amph., 1830, p. 189. — Dumeril and Bibron, Erp. G<5n., 



VII, 1854, p. 674.— Jan, Elenco sist. Odd., 1863, p. 59. 

 Coluber Sciilegei., part, Phys. Serp., II, 1837, p. 125. 

 Psammophis Sciilegel, part, Phys. Serp., II, 1837, p. 201. 

 Bascanion Baird and Girard, Cat, N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, 1853, p. 93. — BocoURX, 



Miss. Sci. Mex., Rept., 1890, p. 697.— Cope, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIV, 1892, 



p. 621. 

 Maaiicophis Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Amer. Rept., Pt. 1, 1853, p. 98. — Jan, 



Elenco sist. Olid., 1863, p. 64. 

 CoryphodoH Dumeril and Bibron, part, Erp. Gen., VII, 1854, p. 180. — Gunther, 



Cat. Col. Snakes, 18.58, p. 107.— Jan, Elenco sist. Ofid., 1863, p. 63. 

 nerpetodrywi Dumkril and Bihron, part, Erp. G(5n., VII, 1854, p. 203. — Gunther, 



Cat. Col. Snakes, 18.58, p. 113.— Jan, Elenco sist. Olid., 1863, p. 80. 

 Leptophis Du.MKRiL and Bibron, part, Erp. G<^n., VII, 18.54, ]>. 528. 

 rtyas Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Pliila., 1860, p. 563. — Gunther, Rept. Brit. Ind,, 



1864, p. 248. 

 Platyceps Blyth, Jonrn. As. Soc. Bengal, XXIX, 1860, p. 114. 

 Tyria Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1862, p. 338. 

 Alegahlahes Gunther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3), XV, 1865, p. 92. 

 Drymohiii8 BocouRT, part, Miss. Sci. Mex. Kept., 1890, p. 715. 



Boulenger distinguishes two principal divisions of ground Colubridfe 

 as genera under the names Zamenis and Coluber on dental characters. 

 In the former tlie maxillary teeth increase in size posteriorly, while in 

 the latter the posterior teeth are not longer, and may be shorter than 



