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brown. Sides with longitudinal brown lines, the upper confluent, much darker, 

 and with a zig-zag upper margin. Above, fawn brown, with seventeen cross 

 lines to middle of back, and small brown spots in quincunx behind them. Tail 

 with a deep brown band on each side. 



In. Lin. In. Lin. 



Length to vent 3 2.25 Length fore limb 4-6 



" to axilla 11.75 " hind limb 7- 



" to ear 5-6 



A single specimen of this interesting species is contained in a collection 

 from Porto Rico, West Indies, sent to the Smithsonian Institution by George 

 Latimer, correspondent at that island. 



C. SAGR^. Diploglossus Cocteau, Hist. Isle Cuba, Dum. Bibr. v, 602. 

 Hab. — The whole of Cuba. Mus. A. N. Sci.; Smithsonian. 



Celestus PHOxiNus Cope, sp. nov. 



A fusiform species, the body rather stout and flattened, the outlines tapering 

 gradually to end of muzzle and tail. Head flattened, with strong canthus ros- 

 tralis, and concave loreal region. Postnasal and postloreal longer than high : 

 preloreal higher than long. Five supraorbitals ; scales behind postparietals 

 not larger than those of the nape. Dorsolateral angle strong on scapular 

 region. The eighth upper labial is the first one angulated above ; rostral plate 

 broad and low. The limbs, when pressed to the sides, fail to meet by the 

 length of the hand. Keels of the scales strong. Tail slightly compressed. 



Above light gray; sides from orbit to groin dark brown, with regular ver- 

 tical brown bars, which are margined behind by a close series of light spots. 

 Two series of small brown spots on each side the dorsal region, the median 

 stronger on the nape, all vanishing behind. Below immaeulate ; limbs with 

 brown light-edged cross-bars. 



In. Lin. In. Lin. 



Length to vent 3 3- Length to orbit 3- 



" to axilla 1 2-8 Greatest width head 4-8 



" forelimb 8-6 Length hind limb 1 0-1 



This elegant species was found by Dr. D. F. Weinland, near Jeremie, Hayti, 

 and was placed by him in the Museum Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, 

 Mass., in care of Prof. Agassiz. 



Celestus weinlandii Cope, sp. nov. 



This species is near the last, but is less regularly fusiform ; the body, and 

 especially the head, are less depressed; the canthus rostralis is depressed and 

 the loreal region plane. Both loreals higher than long, and the seventh 

 upper labial is the first angulated above. Rostral deeper, rounded above. 

 Five supraorbitals, separated from parietals by but one plate besides fronto- 

 parietals. Auricular opening small. Limbs when pressed to sides meet. 

 Larger median carina of scales wanting on those of anterior nape and tail. 

 Vent with three cross rows, rather larger scales in front. 



Below the dorsolateral brown band is another formed of spots in line ; they 

 continue with a vertical series of brown spots on the sides, Ground above 

 dark brown ; sides of neck and gular region brown-lined. Limbs with brown 

 reticulations. 



In. Lin. In. Lin. 



Length to vent 3 6-8 Length fore limb 9-7 



" to axilla 1 4- " hind limb 1 2-4 



" to orbit 3- Width head 5-9 



This species is found on Gonave Island, on the western side of Hayti. Mus. 

 Smithsonian. From T. Younglove. Named in honor of Dr. F. Weinland, M.D., 

 ot Frankfort o. M., who has contributed much to the history of the Reptilia 

 of Hayti. 



1868.] 



