114 COLUBKIDiE. 



with labials ; one prfEocular (rarely divided) in contact with or 

 narrowly separated from the frontal ; two (rarely three) post- 

 oculars ; temporals 1+2; eight or nine upper labials, fourth and 

 fifth or fifth and sixth entering the eye ; five or six (rarely seven) 

 lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 

 shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, all except the 

 outer strongly keeled on the body, smooth on the neck and tail. 

 Ventrals strongly angulate laterally, 151-1()7 ; anal divided ; sub- 

 caudals 140-173. Bronzy or golden above, head, neck, and usually 

 vertebral region bright green ; or bright green above and on the 

 sidts ; the keels on the scales dark brown or black ; a black streak 

 on each side of the head, passing through the eye; scales and head- 

 shields sometimes black-edged ; upper lip and lower parts white or 

 yellow. 



Total length 1720 miUim. ; tail 590. 



South America east of the Andes. 



«. S (V. 167; C. 173). Tobago. A. Ludlam, Esq. TP.]. 



6. 5 (V. 159; 0. ?). Tiiuidad. Eev. C. Kingsley [C.j. 



c-d c? (V. 160; C. 144) Trinidad. F. W. Urich, Esq. 



&hgr.(V. 156; 0.123). [P.]. 



€. d (V. 164 ; C. 161). Demerara. Capt. Friend [P.]. 



f~h. d (V. 161, 153; C. Berbice. 



154, 147) & 2 (V. 166, 



161 ; 0. 153, 148). 



I. c? (V. 156; 0. 163). Bahia. Mr. Ker [P.]. 



k. 2 i^- 151 ; C. 150). Brazil. Lord Stuart [P ]. 



/. $ (V. 160 ; C. ?). Asuncion, Paraguay. Dr. J. Bohls [C;.]. 



m. Skull. Caracas. 



n. Skull, Cayenne. 



12. Leptophis ortonii. 



Leptophis ortonii, Cope, Journ. Ac. Fhilad. (2) viii. 1876, p. 177. 



Nearly allied to L. oiigromanjinahis, but scales smooth and 

 ventrals non-angulate. Elite above ; a coppery golden spot witbin 

 the apex of many of the scales, which extends on those of the 

 external two rows so as to cover the scale except at its base ; ven- 

 trals coppery golden, the front margin sea-green ; the blue scales 

 have a black tip, and often a narrow border ; head uniform green ; 

 labials yellow, with a narrow black line along the upper margin of 

 the posterior ones. 



Total length 965 millim. ; tail 390. 



Middle Amazon, Peru. 



13. Leptophis urostictus. 

 Ahfetulla urosticta, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1873, p. 606. 

 No loreal ; nine upjer labials. Scales in 13 rows, all except the 



