EPICKATES. 



93 



Sul)fam. 2. BOINJE. 



]k)iiia, JM-yxiiia, Grm/, Zool. MiscelL pp. 41, 45, 1842. 

 Aprotdrodoutes (p]rycides, IJoiuides), jDumiril Sf Bibro)/, Hrj/. (ran. 



vi. p. 450, 1844. 

 Boina, I'h'vcina, Cliarinina, Gra;/, Cat. Snakes, pp. 83, 84, 184U. 

 lioiv, I'A-ycei, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 18(31, p. 804. 

 Erycides, part., iioajidfs, Jan, Inni. O'cn. Ophid. p. 64, 18154. 

 Boiiife, Boulen(jei', Faun. Ind., Ilcpt. p. 244, 1800. 



No supraorbital bone. 



The pricmaxillary is constantly toothless, the palatines aud ptery- 

 goids toothed. 



8. EPICRATES. 



Fis. 5. 



Skull of Epicrates ecnchris. 



Draco {iron Law.), part., Oken, Lehrb. Natnnj. iii. p. 273 (181G). 



Epicrates, Wuyler, Syst. Amph. p. 168 (1830); Dum. S^- Bibr. Erp. 

 Gen. vi. p. 552 (1844); Gray, Cat. Sn. p. 94 (18-J9) ; Fischer, 

 Ahh. nat. Ver. Hamb. iii. 1856, p. 95 ; Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 88 

 (1864); Bocourf, Miss. Sc. Mex., Kept. p. 525 (1882) 



Boa, ])art., Schlet/. Phys. Serj>. ii. p. 3/3 (1837). 



Chilabothrus, Dum. ^- Bibr. t. c. p. 562 ; Gray, I. c. p. 103 ; Jan, I. c. 

 p. S(S; Bocourt, I. c. pp. 517, 524. 



Cliftia, Gray, I. c. p. 99. 



