10 L. G. ANDERSSON, CATAL. OF LINNEAN TYPE-SPECIMENS OF SNAKES. 
NEvS's description and figure. It differs from the descrip- 
tion in BoULENGER'S catalogue in that the fifth upper labial 
on both sides is divided into two shields. 
Total length 460 mm. Tail 45 mm. Sq. 19. Vv. 170. &. 27. 
Coluber Regine. 
Described by LIinn=vs in Mus. Ad. Frid. I, p. 24, tab. 13, fig. 3, 
Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p.: 219, Ed. XII, p. 378. 
Syn. in BouLEncG. Cat. Sn. II, p. 137, Liophis reginge (L.) Dum. & BIBR. 
(For other synonyms see BouL. loc. cit.) 
From the Museum Drottningholmense there is a jar, 
labeled Coluber Regine. "This contains two young specimens 
of Liophis regine (L.) Dum. & BiBR. and a young Aporophis 
lineatus (L.) CorPrE, which latter, probably by mistake, has 
been put among these young Liophis regine, to which, at a 
rapid glance, it seems rather similar. No doubt, however, 
exists that LInnavs by his description meant Liophis regine. 
Liophis regine: Total length 250 mm. Tail 65 mm. Sq. 17. V. 137. &. 76. 
, ; [ 20 + > 1550 Sd. ITV MATPIROED 
Aporophis lineatus: > > 200 3 155 50 SEA. VAGNAR 
Coluber Melanocephalus. 
Described by Linnszevs in Mus. Ad. Frid. I, p. 24, tab. 15, fig. 2, 
Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 218, Ed. XII, p. 378. 
Syn. in Bour. Cat. Sn. III, p. 215, Homalocranium melanocephalum 
(L.) Dum. & BIBR. 
(For other synonyms see BouL. loc. cit.) 
There are two snakes, labeled Coluber melanocephalus, from 
Museum Drottningholmense. Of these one is a Homalocranium 
melanocephalum (1L.) Dum. & BiBR., the other is a Polyodontho- 
phis subpunctatus (Dum. & BiBrR.) Bour. It is evident from 
LINNAUs8's description of Coluber Melanocephalus that he meant 
the former snake; the number of the shields and the state- 
ment »vertex punctis duobus albidis» prove this. But as type 
for the figure he took the other specimen; wherefore the 
description and the figure represent quite different snakes. 
From the description of Hom. melanocephalum in Bou- 
LENGER'S catalogue this specimen differs in that the sym- 
physial is in contact with the anterior chin-shields, separat- 
ing the first lower labials. Nearly the same is the case, 
