80. APOROPHIS. 159 



that between the prefrontals ; frontal narrow, twice as lonj^ as 

 broad, considerably longer than its distance from the end of the 

 snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal as long as deep or deeper 

 than long ; one prae- and two postoculars ; temporals 1+2: eight 

 upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye ; five lower labials 

 in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or 

 a little longer than the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 

 157-178 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 76-94. Olive-brown above, 

 with two yellow longitudinal lines, commencing on the snout, and 

 separated by a dark brown band three scales wide ; a black lateral 

 streak or series of spots ; the two outer rows of scales pale olive ; 

 upper lip and pra;- and postoculars yellowish ; lower parts greenish 

 white, the anterior border of each ventral black on each side. 



Total length 700 millim. ; tail 190. 



Southern Brazil to IS^orth-eastern Argentina. 



a-b. 2 (V. 166 ; C. 78) & Rio Grande. Dr. H. v. Iliering [C.]. 



vg. CV. lr,0; C. 94). 

 c-'d. 2 (V. 160 ; C. 86) S. Lorenzo, Rio Dr. H. v. Ihering [C.]. 



& ya- (V. 157 ; C. 86). • Grande do Sul. 

 e. $ (V. 166 ; C. 76). Colonia Resisten- Prof. Spegazzini [C] ; 



cia, Central Chaco. Marquis G. Doria [P.]. 

 /■. HgT. (V. 178 ; C. ?). Candelaria, Prov. Marquis G. Doria [P.J. 

 Missiones. 



3. Aporophis coralliventris. (Plate VII. fig. 2.) 



Aporopbis coralliventris, Bouleng. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (6) xiii. 

 1894, p. 346. 



Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 

 broader than long, shorter than the prtefrontals ; frontal twice as 

 long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, a 

 little shorter than the parietals ; loreal deeper than long ; one prne- 

 and two postoculars; temporals l-|-2; eight upper labials, fourth 

 and fifth entering the eye ; five lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are as long as the posterior. Scales in 

 17 rows. Ventrals 155; anal divided; subcaudals 71. Olive- 

 brown above, darker along the five median rows of scales, bluish 

 grey on the sides (three rows of scales) ; head without streaks or 

 markings ; upper lip white ; throat and anterior ventral region 

 white, rest of belly and tail coral-red, the shields edged with 

 black. 



Total length 300 millim. ; tail 80. 



Paraguay. 



a. cJ (V. l.J5 ; C. 71). Island north of Concepcion, Dr. J. Bohls [C.]. 

 near S. Salvador. (Type.) 



