S81. RHADIN®MA, 167 
pair of whitish dots close together on the parietal shields; upper 
labials yellowish. 
Total length 730 millim.; tail 125. 
Guianas, Brazil. 
A. Brown above, with darker spots and white edges to some of the 
scales, the assemblage of short white lines sometimes forming 
irregular cross bands. (C. cobella.) 
a. 9 (V. 150; C. 61). Trinidad. By W. Urichs Hage [PY 
b-n. 3 (V. 154, 151, 153; Demerara. 
C. 57, 54, 51), Q 
(V. 151, 155, 151, 153; 
C. 56, 46, 52, 52), her. 
(V. 151, 156, 154; C. 
54, 53, 51), & ye. (V. 
150, 148; GC. 51, 54). 
o. 2 (V. 153; C. 55). Demerara. J. Henslow, Esq. [P.]. 
p-u. & (V. 155, 154, 153; Berbice. 
C. 54, 58, 538) & 9 
(V. 148, 150, 151; C. 
52, 50, F). 
v. 2 (V. 163; C. 45). Cayenne. H. C. Rothery, Esq. [P.]. 
w. 2 (V. 154; C. 56). Brazil. 
B. Dark brown or black above, with regular transverse white 
bands, widening towards the body. (LZ. twntogaster.) 
‘a. & (V. 154; C. 52). Bahia. Dr. Wucherer [C.]. 
b. 2 (V. 157; C. 52). Bahia. D. Wilson Barker, Esq. 
(geal 
c-d. & (V.150; C.49) & Bahia. Haslar Collection. 
(V. 154; C. 58). 
es. Ve. (Ve' 150. 156 5 Pernambuco. J.P. G. Smith, Esq. [P_]. 
C. 51, 50). 
g. 2 (V. 154; C. 56). Para. R. Graham, Esq. [P.]. 
A variety without spots on the belly is named by Jan (Ul. ce., 
Icon, 16, pl. v. fig. 2) var. flaviventris, 
a. Skeleton. S. America. 
6, ce. Skulls. Brazil. 
8. Rhadinza purpurans. 
Ablabes purpurans, Dum. § Bibr, vii. p. 312 (1854). 
Diadophis purpurans, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii, 1863, p. 265, 
and Icon. Gén. 15, pl. v. fig. 5 (1866). 
Coronella orientalis, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 256 (1864). 
P Liophis cobella, var. collaris, Jan, ll. cc. p. 293, Icon. 16, pl. v. 
fig. 3 (1866). 
Rhadinza chrysostoma, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 104. 
