44. BOODON. 331 



4. Boodon virgatus. 



Coelopeltis virg-ata, Hallow. Pn>c. Ac. I'hilad. 1854, p. 93. 



Bo.'sdon nigrum, Fischer, Abh. nntunr. Vcr. Hanih. iii. 1856, p. 01, 



pi. iii. iig. 2; A. Dum. Arch. Mm. x. 1859, p. 194, pi. xvii. tig. 2 ; 



Jati, lam. G6n. 36, ])1. ii. tig. 5 (1870). 



quudrivii-gatuin, Hallow. Proa. Ac. Philad. 1857, p. 5(5. 



Boodon geometricus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 198 (1858). 



virgatus, t'oj)!;, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1800, p. 261 ; Bouhmj. Ann. 



Mas. Gfmova, (2) xii. 1891, p. 14. 



lineatus, var^. nigra, Boett<j. Ber. Senck. Ges. 1887-88, p. 71. 



ventralis, Giinth. Ann. ^- May. N. H. (0) i. 1888, p. 329, 



pi. xviii. tig. A. 



Eyo moderate. Rostral broader than deep, just visible from 

 above ; internasals about half as long as the prtcfrontals ; frontal 

 once and a half to once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as 

 or a little longer than its distance from the end of the snout, a little 

 shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer than deep ; one or two 

 pra3oculars, extending to the upper surface of the head and usually 

 in contact with the frontal; two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2; 

 eight upper labials, fourth and tafth entering the eye ; four lower 

 labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are a little 

 longer than the posterior. Scales in 23 rows. Ventrals 186-212: 

 anal entire; subcaudals 47-61. Uniform blackish brown, except 

 the middle line of the belly, which is yellowish ; two yellowish 

 lines on each side of the head, the lower passing through the eye. 



Total length 850 millim. ; tail 120. 



AVest Africa. 



a, b. c? (V. 194 ; C. 59) & Old Calabar. — Logan, Esq. 1 



$ ■ V. 205 ; 0. 52). [P.]: O 



c. Yg. (V. 186; C. 61). Old Calabar. ' ' 



d. d" (V. 202 ; C. ?). Ashautee. 



e. Yg. (V. 190 ; C. 56). Interior of Ashantee. 

 /. Hgr. d (V. 206 ; C. 57) . W. Africa. J. C. Salmon, 



o ■:; 



ff. S (V. 200; C. 01). W. Africa. 



Esq. [P.]. 



5. Boodon guttatus. 



Eycodon guttatu*. Smith, III. Znol. S.Afr., Bept. pi. xxiii. (1843). 

 Alopeoion annulifer. Dam. ^- Bihr. vii. p. 416 (1854)*; Giinth. Cat. 



p. 196 (1858). 

 Boodon guttatus, Boulemj Ann. Mas. Genova, (2) xii. 1891, p. 14. 



Snout rather prominent, the rostral well visible from above ; 

 internasals much shorter than the pvsefrontals ; frontal once and a 

 half as long as broad ; loreal trapezoid, elongate ; one praj- and two 

 postoculars; temporals 1 + 2 ; nine upper labials, two entering the 

 eye. Scales in 23 rows. Ventrals 19G; anal entire; subcaudals 



* Smith's and Dumeril and Bibron'a descriptions appear to vac to be drawn 

 up froiu the same specimen. 



