8. EPICRATES, 



95 



Cliftia fiisca, Graij, I. c. p. 9t). 



Epicaraius cupreus, Fisch. Abh. nat. Vcr. ILamh. iii. 18.'3G, p. 9G, 



pi. ii. fig. 1. 

 Epicrates cupreus, Jan, I. c. p. 90, 1. 7, pi. i. ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. 



Mex., Rept. p. ^r2~), pi. xx\i. fig. .'J (1882). 



Rostral slightly broader than deep, visible from above ; upper 

 surface of snout and iutcrorbital space with small, more or less 

 regular shields ; usually an azygous praifrontal, separated from the 

 intcrnasals by a pair of small shields ; a supraocular, Avhich may be 

 broken up into two or three small shields ; an elongate loreal, in 

 contact with the second, or second and third labials, but separated 

 from the other labials by two or three scales ; two praioculars^ 

 upper largest; four or five postoculars ; 11 to 13 upper labials, 

 sixth and seventh or seventh and eighth entering the eye ; upper 

 and lower labials with more or less distinct shallow pits or impres- 

 sions between them. Scales in 45 to 51 rows. Vcntrals 223-2G8 ; 

 anal entire ; subcaudals 50-06. Pale brown above, uniform or 

 elegantly marked with rings and spots. 



Total'length 1700 millim. ; tail 220. 



Tropical America, from Costa llica to Northern Peru and Northern 

 Brazil. 



A. Five dark brown longitudinal lines on the head ; back with a 

 series of dark brown or black rings ; sides with dark spots, or 

 black and white ocelli, or one or two dark brown stripes. 

 {E. cenchris, L.) 



a. Yg. (Sc. 47 ; V. 231 ; C. 55). 

 b-c. Yg. (Sc. 49, 51 ; V. 240, 237 ; 



C. 55, 55). 

 (If. Yg. (Sc. 49, 49, 49 ; V. 230, 



"232,238; C. 50, 52, 60). 

 r/. Yg. (Sc. 47; V. 228; C. 50). 

 'h. Yg. (Sc. 49; V. 234; C. 50). 

 t. 2 (Sc. 47 ; V. 266 ; C. 60). 



Chagres River. 



Rosario de Cu- Mr. C. Webber [C.]. 



cuta, Colombia. 

 Trinidad. 



Trinidad. 

 Caracas. 

 Ikitish Guiana. 



k-l. J (Sc. 47; V. 225; C. 50) British Guiana. 



&yg. (Sc.4!): V.250; C. 62). 

 7n-o. 2 (So. 45, 47 ; V. 253, 260 ; Berbice. 



C. 53, 59) & vg. (Sc. 47; 



V. 233 ; C. 52). ' 

 p.Yg. (Sc. 49; V. 234; C. 50). 



q. 2 (Sc. 51 ; V. 268 ; C. 63). 



r. 2 (Sc. 41 ; V. 257 ; C. 53). 



s. 2 (Sc. 49 ; V. 200 ; C. 57). 



t. Ad., skel. 

 u. Ilgr., skull. 



Cayenne. 

 Para. 



C. Taylor, Esq. [P.]. 



Sir R. Schomburgk 



[P.]. 

 Denierara Museum 



[P.]. 



H. C.Rotherv, Esq. 



[P]. 

 R. Graham, Esq. 



Mr. A. II. RofF[C.J. 



Movobamba, 



N.E. Peru. 

 Peruvian Ama- Mr.E. Bartlett[C.]. 



zons. 

 S. America. 

 S. America. 



