71. LEPTOPHIS, 



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Mr. H. Finck [C.]. 

 J. Smith, Esq. [P.]. 

 Hev. J. Robertson [C.]. 



c. ^ (V. 161; C. ?). Mexico. 



d. d" (V. 159 ; C. 16.5). Belize. 



e,f. d (V. 154 ; 0. 166) Stauii Creek, Brit. 



& ? (V. 165 ; C. 152). Honduras. 



g, h, i. c? (V. 161 ; C. Hondui-as. 



157), $ (V. 166; C. 



154),&yg;. (V. 173; 



C. 167). 



B. Two broad black stripes along the body (continued from the 



sides of the head) separated by three series of pale reddish- 

 brown scales ; upper surface of head and nape olive ; lips 

 and throat yellowish ; belly and lower surface of tail pale 

 brown. 



a. 6 (V. 163; C. 166). Yucatan. 



C. Pale bronzy olive above, head and neck green ; the black lateral 



stripe of the head continued on the body and tail as a broad 

 dark green stripe, some of the scales on which are tipped 

 or edged with black ; upper lip and lower parts -white. 



a. 2 (V. 162 ; C. 151). 



b. cS (V. 154; C. 148). 



c. c? (V. 165; C. 152). 



Jalisco, N. of Rio de 



Santiago. 

 Atoyac, Guerrero. 



Santo Domingo de 

 Guzman, Mexico. 



F. D. Godman, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Mr. H.H.Smith [C.]; 



F. D. Godman, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 Dr. A. C. Duller [C.]. 



D. Bright green above, the lateral scales on the anterior half of the 

 body tipped or edged with black ; a black streak on each side 

 of the head, passing through the eyes ; lips and throat bright 

 yellow ; belly and lower surface of tail pale green. 



a. S (V. 164; C. 162). Tampico. 



b-g. <S (V. 167, 167, 173 ; 

 C. 152, 162, 141) & 2 

 (V. 169, 174, 173 ; C. 

 146, 172, 157). 



Mexico. 



r. D. Godman, Esq. 

 [P.]. 



5. Leptophis cupreus. 



Thrasops cupreus. Cope, Froc. Ac. Fhilad. 1868, p. 106. 



Head unusually short and broad. Rostral much broader than 

 deep, little visible from above ; nasal long and narrow ; loreal 

 present, absent on one side in the type specimen ; one prae- and 

 two postoculars ; temporals 1+2; eight upper labials, fourth and 

 fifth entering the eye. Scales in 15 rows, the five median feebly 

 keeled. Ventrals 152; anal divided; subcaudals 136. Above 

 metallic copper colour ; a dark streak on the side of the head, 



