128 



COLTTBRID^. 



II. Tail 4] to 6 times in the total length ; eje rather large. 

 Scales in 19 rows 11. tiipMus, p. 136. 



Scales 



17 rows 12. ejjiaephelus, p. 137. 



III. Tail not more than 4 times in the total length ; eye large or 

 rather large ; eight or nine upper labials. 



A. Fourth and fifth upper labials entering the eye. 



Ventrals 136-150 ; subcaudals 58-81 .... 13. regwce, p. 137. 

 Ventrals 157-164 ; subcaudals 64-85 .... 14. julice, p. 130. 

 Yentrals 185-200 ; subcaudals 82-105 . . 15. cursor, p. 139. 



B. Third, fourth, and fifth (or fourth, fifth, and sixth) upper 



labials entering the eye. 



1. Eye not twice as long as its distance from the mouth. 

 Yentrals 140-150 ; subcaudals 85-106 . . 16. andrere, p. 140. 

 Ventrals 145-165; subcaudals 110-130 . . 17. parvifrons, p. 141. 



2. Eye twice as long as its distance from the mouth, [p. 142. 



18. inelanostigma, 



IV. Tail not 4 times in the total length ; ej-e moderate ; seven upper 

 labials, third and fourth entering the eye. 



Scales in 19 rows ; ventrals 131-134 .... 19. callilcfmv.s, p. 142. 



Scales in 17 rows; ventrals 167 20. temporalis, p. 143. 



Scales in 17 rows ; ventrals 126 21. flavilatus, p. 143. 



Table showing Numbers of Scales and Shields. 



pycpiKBUs 



triscalis 



icenmrus 



albiventris 



fraseri 



poecilogyrus . 



perfiiscus 



melavotus 



almadensis . 



viridis 



typhlus 



epinephelus . 



regince 



jultm 



cursor 



andrea 



parvifrons 



nielanostigma 



callilfBmus 



temporalis .... 

 flavilatus .... 



Sc. 



17 



17 

 17-19 



17 



17 



19 



19 



17 



19 



19 



19 



17 



17 



17 



17 



17 

 17-19 



17 



19 



17 



17 



V. 



128 

 187-195 

 148-185 

 138-158 



IfiO 

 143-179 

 1.^2-194 

 144-157 

 149-168 

 lfi9-197 

 13fi-171 

 1.37-151 

 136-150 

 1.57-164 

 185-200 

 140-].5() 

 145-165 

 1.50-160 

 130-134 



167 



126 



31 

 62-85 

 53-57 

 60-66 



70 

 40-63 

 75-80 

 53-65 

 58-68 

 60-78 

 46-57 

 51-59 

 58-81 

 64-85 

 80-105 

 85-106 

 110-130 

 90-107 

 70-110 



? 



77 



Lab. 



7 

 8 

 8 

 8 



8-9 



