COLUBRID, 
1. Cemophora coccinea. 
Coluber coccineus, Blumenh., Voiyt’s May. Phys. u. Naturg. v. 1788, 
p- ll, pl. i.; Daud. Rept. vii. p. 48, pl. Ixxxiii. fig. 1 (1808); 
Harlan, Journ, Ac. Philad. vy. 1827, p. 356, and Phys. Med. Res. 
p- 119 (1835). 
Elaps coccineus, Mer. Tent. p. 145 (1820). 
Heterodon coccineus, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 102, pl. iii. figs. 15 & 16 
(1837). 
Rhinostoma coccineus, Holbr, N. Am. Herp. iii. p. 125, pl. xxx. 
(1842) ; Baird §& Gir. Cat. N. Am. Rept. Pp 118 (1853), and Rep. 
U.S. Explor. Surv, R. R. x. pt. iti. pl. xxxili. fig. 89 (1859). 
Simotes coccineus, Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 637, pl. Ixxxii. fig. 2 (1854) ; 
Giinth, Cat. p. 26 (1858). 
Cemophora coccinea, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 244 ; Jan, Arch. 
Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 280, and Icon. Gén. 1d plies 
figs. 1 & 2 (1865); Garm. N. Am. Rept. p.78, pl. vi. fig. 1 (1883) ; 
Bocourt, Miss. Se. Mex., Rept. p. 567, pl. xxxv. fig. 6 (1883) ; 
Cope, Proc, US. oe Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 602. 
ll. ce. fig. 3. 
Portion of rostral visible from above as long as or a little longer 
than its distance from the frontal; suture between the internasals 
usually shorter than that between the prefrontals; frontal as long 
as broad or a little longer, longer than its distance from the end of 
the snout, as long as the parietals, at least twice as broad as the 
supraocular ; loreal longer than deep; one or two pre- and one or 
two postoculars; temporals 142 (rarely 24+ 2); six or seven upper 
labials, second and third or third and fourth, or third only entering 
the eye; three or four lower Jabials in contact with the anterior 
chin-shields; posterior chin-shields small. Scales in 19 rows. 
Ventrals 157-188; anal entire ; subcaudals 35-45. Red above (in 
life), with yellow or pale olive transverse bands between pairs of 
crescentic black bands; lower parts white. 
Total length 660 millim. ; tail 80. 
South-eastern United States. 
a. d (V. 166; C. 44). Charleston. 
b. 3 (V. ie cal) Raleigh, N. Carolina. Messrs. Brindley[C.]. 
e. o (V. 174; C, 45). Lake Kerr, Florida. ae Erwin Brown, 
P: 
d-e. 9 (V. 169, 177; Marion Co., Florida. A. Hag Brown, 
C. 39, 43). Esq. [P.]. 
F. 2 (V. 168; C. 37). Florida, Dr. Guillemard [P.]. 
g-h,t. & (V. 174, 157; N. America. 
C. 43, $9) & QV. 174; 
C. 40). j 
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92. SEMOTES. 
Coronella, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 50 (1887). 
Xenodon, part., Schleg. t.c. p. 80. 
Simotes, part., "Dum. & Bibr. Mém. Ac. Sc. xxiii. 1853, p. 472, and 
Erp. Gén. vii. p. 624 (1854); Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 28 (1858). 
Simotes, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 232; Giinth. Rept. 
Brit. Ind. p. 212 (1864); Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 309 (1890). 
