Jantjart 20, 1920 Vol. VII, pp. 37-44 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL CLUB 



ON THE HAITIAN SNAKES OF THE GENERA 

 LEIMADOPHIS AND UROMACER 



BY EMMETT REID DUNN 



In the spring of 1919 I had occasion to go over a large series 

 of snakes in the United States National Museum from Haiti 

 and the adjacent islands of Gonaives and Tortuga. I noticed 

 the variability of these forms but I did not appreciate its ex- 

 tent until Dr. G. M. Allen brought back his collection from 

 Haiti and Gonaives. This material showed such marked dif- 

 ferences between representatives from the two islands that I 

 borrowed the National Museum series, and with them and the 

 collections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology the follow- 

 ing conclusions have been reached. 



Leimadophis 



Leimadophis parvifrons from the southeastern peninsula is 

 racially different from the coast race of Haiti and from a race 

 which inhabits the interior of San Domingo. Gonaives and 

 Tortuga Islands each support distinguishable races. Those 



