196 THE HERPETOLOGY OF CUBA. 
Rostral scarcely visible from above; internasal suture very slightly shorter 
than prefrontal suture; frontal long and narrow, as long as parietal suture, 
but slightly shorter than the parietals; loreal almost square; one large pre- and 
two postoculars; one large and broad anterior temporal, followed by two lesser 
temporals; eight supralabials, third, fourth, and fifth entering eye; posterior 
chin-shields much longer than anterior; scales in seventeen rows many with 
a single rather inconspicuous apical pit; 145 ventrals, anal divided, subcaudals 
96 pairs. 
Colour (in life): — Black above, usually a white spot on each scale of the 
lowest lateral row, gastrosteges grayish or white with a black posterior margin; 
chin and upper lip white; a white line around the canthus from eye to eye, 
white spots just behind each parietal shield. 
Dimensions: — Total length 501 mm. 
Vent to tip of tail 80 mm. 
Specimens of Leimadophis collected in the Island of Pines were much more 
profusely marked with white than specimens from western Cuba and were 
named L. nebulatus (Barbour, Ann. Carnegie mus., 1916, 10, p. 305). Since 
then the junior author has sent to the M. C. Z. similar specimens from Oriente. 
The fact that all the Island of Pines specimens seem to be peculiarly marked while 
only those from a distant part of Cuba bear similar markings would suggest that 
the name nebulatus might for the present, at least, be allowed to stand, and 
possibly we must recognize a similar race peculiar to Oriente for which the 
name orientalis would be appropriate (Typr, M. C. Z. 11,726 from Guantanamo). 
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Dr. Stejneger’s recent paper (loc. cit., p. 285) also concludes that there 
may be three races in this species. All of his examples except one from Oriente 
being differently marked from the eastern series. 
We may also in this connection discuss the supposed Cuban species Dromi- 
cus temporalis Cope. Gundlach says that the species was collected at Monte 
Verde by Charles Wright and that he had never seenit. Turning to the original 
description, however (Proc. Acad. nat. sci. Phila., 1860, p. 370), we find that 
Cope says ‘‘ Habitat probably Cuba. Mus. Comparative Zoédlogy, Cambridge, 
b] 
Mass.”’; an early and faded label apparently in Cope’s handwriting indicates 
the type as M. C. Z. 297. The type though very poorly preserved really repre- 
sents, as Boulenger has stated, Urotheca lateristriga Berth. a Central American 
species. It must therefore be removed from the list of Cuban species. Cope 
also (loc. cit., p. 371) describes Scolecophis fumiceps with similar data, viz. 
