REPTILES. 



99 



Dorsal scale rows 19-17 in every specimen examined, except in 

 a few that have 21 just behind the head. Labials usually 7-10, 

 occasionally 7-9 or 7-11. Oculars 2-2, the preoculars rarely fused 

 into a single scale. One anterior temporal. Ventrals 142-154, sub- 

 caudals 65-81. Anal plate divided. 



Fig. 35. Distribution of Regina leberis. 

 Horizontal ruling, specimens examined; vertical ruling, reports only. 



Ground color above uniformlv dark chestnut or chocolate brown, 

 as is also the top and sides of the head above the labials and the 

 lower part of the lower postoculars. A bright yellow band occu- 

 pies the second and upper part of the first scale row, and is con- 

 tinued on the head to include the supralabials, lower part of the 

 lower postocular and the lower part of the rostral plate. Although 



