(1803, 5:319) recorded its length as approximately two French 

 ft, thus TL about 65 cm. Latreille incorrectly indicated 

 that the type series derived from "Indes orientales," in his 

 reference to Seba (1735, 2: pi. 95, no. 3 "Vipera Caudisona 

 Ceilanica. Autre vipere a queue sonnante, de Ceylon, 100" 

 and pi. 96, no. 1. "Vipera Orientalis, maxima, Caudisona, 

 Foemina. Vipere a queue sonnante, Orientale, femelle, tres 

 grande, 101"). 



Crotalus Jimenez ii Duges, 1877, Naturaleza, 4:23, pi. h.t. 1, 

 fig. 18-20. 



= Crotalus polystictus (Cope, 1865) ; fide Hoge and Romano- 

 Hoge, 1981. 



Syntype?, MNHN 1883.284. Catalogue locality, "Guanajuato, 

 200 km a l'Est de Guadalajare [Mexico]." Donor, Duges (14 

 December 1888). TL 89.5 cm. 



Syntype?, MNHN 1883.288. Catalogue locality, "Guanajuato, 

 200 km a l'Est de Guadalajare [Mexico]." Donor, Duges (12 

 May 1883) . TL 32 cm. 



The date of publication for this new taxon was determined by 

 Smith (1942:96). The type localities are "Silao 

 [Guanajuato], Colima et Guadalajara," all three in Mexico. 

 Smith and Taylor (1950:334) restricted the type locality to 

 Guadalajara, Jalisco. Smith and Necker (1943:179) stated 

 that Duges sent "... specimens to many specialists in Europe 

 and the United States to aid in the description and 

 elucidation of the Mexican fauna." Smith and Necker 

 (1943:180) reported "Cotypes of . . . Crotalus Jimenez ii are 

 present in United States Collection, although lacking in the 

 Duges Museum" and on a following page (1943:187) "A specimen 

 in the U.S. National Museum (No 46508, from Guanajuato), is 

 said to be a ^duplicate type' of Jimenez ii . It is a small 

 specimen, presented to Nelson and Goldman by -Duges in 1896. 

 Two other specimens in the Nat. Mus. presented by Duges (Nos 

 24448, 26152), may be cotypes. The latter also are from 

 x Guana j uato. '" Cochran (1961:170) did not mention these 

 latter two specimens, nor did McCranie (1976:180.1). 



Crotalus luoubris Jan, 1859, Plan d'une Iconographie descriptive 

 des Ophidiens, Rev. Mag. Zool., 2 2 erne ser. , (11): 153, 156, 

 pi. E. (4eme fig.); off-print: 28, 31, pi. E (4eme fig.). 

 = Crotalus triseriatus triseriatus (Wagler, 1830) ; fide Hoge 

 and Romano-Hoge, 1981. 



Paralectotype, MNHN 7754. Type locality, "Mexique." 

 Collector and donor unknown. TL 50 cm. The type specimen in 

 the Paris museum was described specifically by Jan in his 



