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Fig. 17.— Clelia skmicincta, 
that it appears prefera])le to separate the groups of species with undi- 
vided suhcaudals as a distinct genus, for whicli Schneider's Pmadohoa 
is available/ 
The specimen before me is in most excellent condition and shows 
the original coloration to perfection. 
The anterior six black crossbars are 
broader than the light interspaces, 
which are white with black tip to each 
scale; all the following interspaces are 
broader than the black bars, being 
bright red, with the row adjoining the black bars 
pure white and all tipped with black; the black 
bars on neck and body (29) invade the ends of 
the ventrals, while those on the tail (15) are con- 
tinuous across the underside, forming complete 
rings; black on top of head reaches to the pos- 
terior third of the parietals; first' black cross- 
bar begins on the fifth scale behind the parie- 
tals. This specimen agrees in every particular 
with the two enumerated by Boulenger as " B" ^ 
and has the identical scale formula. It differs, 
consequently, from the type specimens described 
by Dumeril and Bibron, and from Boulenger's 
specimen A, in which the majority of the ))lack 
bands form more or less complete annuli. It is 
also to be noted that the two specimens of the latter 
group have 191-199 ventrals and 61-66 subcaudals, 
while inthe former the ventrals are 183-186 and 
caudals TT-80. The exact locality of the type speci- 
men is not known, nor that of the three specimens 
in British Museum. On the other hand. Dr. 
Boettger'' records two specimens of Oxyrr'hojnts 
dolidfiis- from Santa Ana, Province Cuzco, Peru, 
without giving particulars as to coloration and 
scale formula. Under the circumstances it is 
impossible to say whether the differences indi- 
cated above are of specific significance, which, 
in view of the geographical distribution, would 
certainly seem to be the case, if the Peruvian 
specimens should be found to agree w ith the tjqDe 
of ('. dol!<(ta and with specimen A in British Museum. 
It should be noted in this connection that the type of Cope's O.ri/r- 
FiG. IS.— Clelia skmi- 
cincta, X 2. 
Flli. 19.— ("I.EI.TA SKMI- 
CINCTA, - '_'. 
' Sohneider, Aniph., II, 1801, p. 281. The type, by elimination, is P 
■' Cat. Snakes Brit. Mus., Ill, 1896, p. 106. 
■^ Kat. Sciilangen Mus. Senckenb., 1898, \k 97. 
irniKila. 
