18 LL. G. ANDERSSON, CATAL. OF LINNEAN TYPE-SPECIMENS OF SNAKES. 
One specimen from Mus. Drottningh. 
Total length 1500 mm. Tail 470 mm. $Sq. 12. V. 151. CC. 107. 
Coluber canus. 
Described by Linnaus in Mus. Ad. Frid. I, p. 31, tab. 11, fig. 1, 
Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 221, Ed. XII, p. 382. 
Syn. in Bour. Cat. Sn. I, p. 373, Pseudaspis cana (L.) Corz. 
(For other synonyms see Bou. loc. cit.) 
One specimen from Mus. Drottn. 
Total length 330 mm. Tail 62 mm. Sq. 31. V. 188. OC. 85. 
Coluber laticaudatus. 
Described by Linnzus in Mus. Ad. Frid. I, p. 31, tab. 16, fig. 1, 
Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 222, Ed. XII, p. 383. 
Syn. in Bouvn. Cat. Sn. III, p. 307, Platurus laticaudatus (L.) GIrARD. 
(For other synonyms see BouL. loc. cit.) 
There are two specimens from Mus. Drottningh., labeled 
Coluber laticaudatus. Of these one is Platurus laticaudatus, 
the other is Platurus colubrinus (SCHNEIDER) GiIRARD. 'The 
former has rg been the type for the figure in Mus. 
Ad. Frid. LInSavs's description corresponds LL both spe- 
cimens, but his nomen specificum (»coluber scut. abdom. 220 
squamis caudalibus 42») evidently refers to the specimen 
of Pl. colubrinus, wherefore the Linnean name ought to have 
been perhaps applied rather to this one. But as this dia- 
gnosis may be just as well referred to the species Platurus 
laticaudatus, and as the figure represents this species, I 
consider it better not to change the usual names. 
Pl. laticaudatus: Total length 690 mm. Tail 85 mm. Sq. 19. V. 222. C. 31! 
Pl. colubrinus: > 51 600: », 185 »/ Sq123-1V: 220HCIHA 
Coluber fuscus. 
Described by Linnavs in Mus. Ad. Frid. I, p. 32, tab. 17, fig. 1, 
Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 222, Ed. XII, p. 383. 
Syn. in BourL. Cat. Sn. II, p. 75, Herpetodryas fuscus (L.) Dum. & BIBR. 
(For other synonyms see BouL. loc. cit.) 
One specimen from Mus. Drottningh. It i is a true Herpe- 
todryas fuscus (L.) Dum. & BiBr. forma A. according to Bou- 
LENGER. 
Total length 955 mm. Tail 340 mm. Sq. 10. V. 148. GC. 116. 
I Linas states 38 caudals for the other species he has had under 
examination, probably a misprint. 
