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ANNULATED BOA. 



Boa Anmilata. /}. subfermginca, maculis dorsalibus orbiculatis 

 nigris annulo iudusis, lateraiibus renifurmibus ocettatis, abdomine 

 fusco undidato. 



Subferruginous Boa, with black orbicular dorsal spots included 

 in rings, rcniform occllated lateral spots, and abdomen un- 

 dulated with dusky variegations. 



Mer. Surin. t. 5. 



THIS is rather a small species, measuring about 

 two feet in length : the head is rather large, as in 

 the Boa hortulana and Enydris, to Avhich this ani- 

 mal is considerably allied, in its general appear- 

 ance, but the back is marked with moderately 

 large round black spots almost encircled by a nar- 

 row zone of the same colour, including in conse- 

 quence an interior circle of the ground-colour, 

 which is yellow ferruginous: along the sides runs 

 a row of large reniform black spots, accompanied 

 by a small round one between each : the abdomen, 

 which is cinereous, is variegated by dusky undu- 

 lations and spots in a somewhat transverse di- 

 rection. 



This species occurs in the Museum of Dr. 

 William Hunter. The only author who has 

 figured the animal seems to be Madam Merian, 

 who has introduced it as an ornament to her fifth 

 plate of the Surinam Insects : it is, therefore a 

 native of South America. 



