99. cosriA. 



9!). CONTIA. 



Leptophis, part., Bdl, Zool. Journ. ii. 1826, p. 328 ; Baird ^- Gir. 



Cat. N. A7n. Bejjt. p. 106 (1853). _ 

 Calamaria, part., Schley. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 25 (1837). 

 Herpetodryas, part., Schley. I. c. p. 173 ; Du7n. ^ Bihr. Erj). Gen. 



Til. p. 203 (1854). 

 CUorosoma, part., Baird Sf Gir. I. c. p. 108. 

 Contia, i?r/(V(^ ^- Gir. I.e. p. 110; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 18G0, 



p. 251 ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Me.v., Bept. p. 556 (1883) ; Cope, Proc. 



U.S. Nat. Mils. xiv. 1892, p._599. 

 Sonora, Baird ^- Gir. I. c. p. 117. 

 Ablabes, part., Dimi. Sj- Bibr. t. c. p. 304 ; Gilnth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 27 



(1858). 

 Lamprosoma {non Kirby), Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1856, p. 311 ; 



Bocourt, I. c. p. 558. 

 CoDopt.is, Gdnth. I. c. p. 6 ; Bocourt, I. c. p. 563. 

 Cyclopbis, part., Gihith. I. c. p. 119. 

 Toliica, Kennicott, U.S. Me.v. Bound. Sitrv. ii. Rept. p. 23 (1859); 



Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p, 241. 

 Chionactis, Cope, I. c. and Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 604. 

 Liopeltis, part.. Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 559; Jan, Elenco sist. 



OJid. p. 81 (1863). 

 Homalosoma, part., Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 33. 

 Oxyrliina (non Mei;/ ), Jan, I. c. p. 69. 

 Achirhiua, Jan, I. c. p. 61. 

 Exorliiua, Jan, I. c. 

 Psilosoma, part., Jan, I. c. 

 Eirenis, Jan, t. c. 1863, p. 256. 

 Pseudoticimia, Bocourt, I. c. p. 572, 

 Phyllophilophis, Garman, N. Am. Bept. p. 40 (1883). 

 Pseudocyclopliis, Boetty. Zool. Anz. 1888, p. 262. 

 Pseudocyclophis, part., Bouleng. Faun. Ind., liept. p. 299 (1890). 



Maxillary teeth small, equal or subequal, 12 to 20 ; mandibular 

 teeth subequal. Head small, not or but slightly distinct from neck ; 

 eye small or moderate, with round or vertically subelliptic pupil ; 

 nasal often single or semidinded ; loreal sometimes absent : inter- 

 nasals sometimes fused with the prffifroutals. Body cylindrical ; 

 scales smooth or keeled, with apical pits, in 13 to 19 rows ; ventrals 

 rounded. Tail short, moderate or long ; subcaudals in two 

 rows. 



South-western Asia and Sind ; America. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 I. Eostral shield moderate. 



A. Scales keeled, in 15 rows ; ventrals 148-1G6 ; subcaudals 



111-148 1. (fstiva, p. 258. 



B. Scales smooth. 



1. Xa-sal entire (exceptionally somidividcd). 



