Land 
60. COLUBER. 67 
Spilotes deppei, Cope, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 82, 1887, p. 72. 
Pituophis pleurostictus, Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mev., Rept. p. 666, 
pl. xlii. figs. 2 & 3 (1888). 
Snout projecting ; rostral as broad as deep or slightly deeper, the 
portion visible from above measuring one half or three fifths its 
distance from the frontal; internasals much shorter than the pre- 
frontals ; frontal once and a half as long as broad, a little longer 
than its distance from the rostral, as long or a little shorter than 
the parietals; loreal a little longer than deep; one pre- and 
two or three postoculars; temporals 3+4; seven or eight upper 
labials, fourth and fifth or third and fourth entering the eye; four 
or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 
are longer than the posterior. Scales in 27 or 29 rows, dorsals 
feebly but distinctly keeled. Ventrals 209-233; anal entire ; sub- 
caudals 51-67. Yellowish brown above, with a dorsal series of 
large quadrangular spots; sides with smaller spots; young with a 
dark band across the forehead, from eye to eye; labials with black 
sutures ; lower parts yellowish, with square brown blotches. 
Total length 1690 millim.; tail 180. 
Mexico. 
a, 6 (Se. 29; V. 220; City of Mexico. Mr. Doorman [C.}. 
C. 55). 
b. 2 (Sc. 29; V. 229; Hacienda del Castillo, Dr. A.C. Buller [C.]. 
C26). Guadalajara. 
ce. 9 (Se. 27; V. 221; ‘Tehuantepec. M. ¥F. Sumichrast 
C. 59). [C.}. 
d-e. S (Se. 27; V. 228; Mexico. M. Sallé [C.]. 
C. 56) & her. (Se. 29; 
We 219)- C258). 
g. 2 (Se. 27, 27; V. Mexico. 
” 319°991; OC. 55, 63). 
he Go (Se. 27;' V. 218; 8S, Mexico. F. D. Godman, Esq. 
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44, Coluber catenifer. 
Coluber catenifer, Blainv. Nouv. Ann. Mus, iv. 1835, p. 290, 
pl. xxvi. fig. 2. 
vertebralis, Blainv. 1. c. p. 295, pl. xxvii. fig. 2. 
Pituophis catenifer, Baird § Gir. Cat. N. Am. Rept. p. 69 (1853) ; 
Giinth. Cat. p. 87 (1858); Girard, U.S. Explor. Exped., Herp. 
p. 135, pl. viii. figs. 1-7 (1858); Garm. N. Am. Rept. p. 52 
(1883); Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 670, pl. xlvii. fig. 4 
(1888) ; Cope, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 641; Stejneger, 
NV. Am. Faun. no. 7, pt. i. p. 206 (1893). 
wilkesii, Baird § Gir. l.c. p. 71; Gir. l. e. p. 187, pl. ix. 
—— annectens. Baird § Gir. l. ce. p. 72, and Rep. Explor. Surv. R. 
Miss. R. x., Rept. pl. xxix. fig. 48 (1859). - 
vertebralis, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 288 (1854); Bocourt, 7. ¢, 
p. 672, pl. xlii. fig. 1. 
Elaphis reticulatus, Dum. § Bibr. t. ¢. p. 246. 
Pityophis hematois, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 342. 
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