COLUBKID^. — ex. 191 



IJ:. V. P. about 150 ; striped . Regina, 277. 



hhh. Scales 2;{ to 29. 

 I. Snout without recurved keel at tip. 

 7H. V. P. 130 to 100 ; brownish, usually with cross blotches. 



Natkix, 278. 

 mm. V. P. 200 to 2'40; brown or black, mostly blotched. 



Callopeltis, 279. 

 //. Snout recurved and keeled; V. P. 125 to 150. . . IIeterodon, 288. 



269. CARPHOPHIOPS Gervais. (Kdp(pos, dry twig ; o^tj, snake ; 



-^jyv^^jn^ ' - ^ ox/', appearance.) 



a. Frnntnln , two pairs. 



531. C. amoenus (Say). Ground Snake. Glossy chestnut 

 brown ; belly salmon-red ; head very small ; vertical plate broad ; 

 scales 13 ; V. P. 112 to 131. L. 12. Mass. to 111. and S. (Lat., 

 pleasing.) S-.-^^ o^-U^^- JUJJUy^^'*'' A^JU^^y^ k>- kXS^ ,0.0^ o^^ 

 I. 532. C. vermis (Kennicott). Worm Snake. Purplish-black, 

 belly flesh color, the color extending on sides ; scales 13 ; larger 

 than the others. Mo. to Kan. (Lat. worm.) ^_^^^^ n j cJi^^ jL-Y^ti--X*— 4^ ^ 

 aa. Frontals, a single pair. 5/\^A*iv- y^ ..c-^.-^xJ-'-^/'. ^ 



533. C. heleuae (Kennicott). With one pair of frontals is a 

 mere variation of C. amoenus. 



270. ABASTOR Gray. (A coined name.) 



534. A. erythrogrammus (Daudin.) " Hoop Snake." Blue- 

 back ; sides with three red lines ; belly flesh color, with black 

 blotches ; eyes very large ; nostril in the middle of nasal plate ; 

 scales 19; V. P. 167-185. L. 25. N. C. to S. 111. and S. ; a 

 harmless snake concerning which many absurd stories have been 

 told, (tpvdpos, red ; ypa/xfiri, line.) 



271. VIRGINIA Baird & Girard. 



535. V. Valerias Baird & Girard. Grayish, with minute black 

 dots, often in two rows; yellowish beneath; scales 15; V. P. 120 

 to 130. L. 12. Md. to 111. and S. (To Miss Valeria Blaney.) 



536. V. elegaus Kennicott. Scales very narrow and elongate ; 

 olivaceous above, yellowish beneath ; scales 1 7. S. Ind. to Ark. 



272. FARANCIA Gray. (A coined name.) 



537. F. abacura (Molbrook). Horn Snake. Blue-black with 

 red, squarish spots on side; belly red, blotched with black; eyes 

 small; scales 19 ; V. P. 170 to 203. L. 36. S. C. to S. 111. {Nel- 

 son) and S. (n/3a^, checker; ovpd, tail.) 



273. HALDEA Baird & Tiirard. (To Prof. Samuel 

 S. Ilalileman V) 



538. H. striatula (L.). Brown Snake. Head elongnted, 

 on a small. lu'ck. Eye large. Reddish gray, salmon red beneath; 



