60. COLUBER. 67 



Spilotes deppei, Cope, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mu. no. 32, 1887, p. 72. 

 Pituophis pieurostictus, Bocourt, Miss, Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 0(50, 

 pi. xlii. tigs. -2 & 3 (1888). 



Snout projecting ; rostral as broad as deep or slightly deeper, the 

 portion visible from above measuring one half or three fifths its 

 distance from the frontal ; internasals much shorter than the prae- 

 frontals ; frontal once and a half as long as broad, a little longer 

 than its distance from the rostral, as long or a little shorter than 

 the parietals ; loreal a little longer than deep ; one prae- and 

 two or three postoculars; temporals 3+4; seven or eight upper 

 labials, fourth and fifth or third and fourth entering the eye ; four 

 or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 

 are longer than the posterior. Scales in 27 or 29 rows, dorsals 

 feebly but distinctly keeled. Ventrals 209-233 ; anal entire ; sub- 

 caudals 5167. Yellowish brown above, with a dorsal series of 

 large quadrangular spots ; sides with smaller spots ; young with a 

 dark band across the forehead, from eye to eye ; labials with black 

 sutures ; lower parts yellowish, with square brown blotches. 



Total length 1690 millim. ; tail 180. 



Mexico. 



a. c? (Sc. 29; V. 220; City of Mexico. Mr. Doorman [C.]. 

 C. 56). 



b. $ (Sc. 29; V. 229; Hacienda del Castillo, Dr. A. C. Buller [C.]. 

 C. 61). Guadalajara. 



c. 9 (Sc. 27 ; V. 221 ; Tehuantepec. M. F. Sunuchrast 

 C. 69). [C.]. 



d-f. rf (Sc. 27; V. 228; Mexico. M. Sall< [C.]. 



C. 66) & hgr. (Sc. 29 ; 



V. 219 ; C. 68). 

 /, ff . $ (Sc. 27, 27 ; V. Mexico. 



12,231; c. .V>,03). 

 h. rf (Sc. 27; V. 218; S.Mexico. F. D. Godmau, Esq. 



C. 66). [P.]. 



44. Coluber catenifer. 



Coluber catenifer, Blainv. Nouv. Ann. Mus. iv. 1835, p. 290, 



pi. xxvi. fig. 2. 



vertebralis, Blainv. I. c. p. 293, pi. xxvii. fig. 2. 



Pitimphis catenifer, Baird $ Gir. Cat. N. Am. Sept. p. 69 (1863); 



(,'iinth. Cat. p. 87 (1858) ; Gt'rard, U.S. Eiplor. Arptd., JI<r/>. 



p. l:, pi. viii. tigs. 1-7 (1858); Garm. JV. An,. Kept. p. 62 



(1883) ; Bocourt, Mi*s. Sc. Mtx., Rept. p. 670, pi. xlvii. tip. 4 



(1888) ; Cope, Proc. U.S. A T <rt. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 641 ; Styneyer, 



N. Am. Faun. no. 7, pt ii. p. 206 (1893). 



wilkesii, Baird Sf Gir. 1. c. p. 71 ; Gir. 1. c. p. 137, pi. ix. 



annectens, Baird Sf Gir. I. f p. 72, and Rep. Explor. Surv. R. 



Mist. R. x., Rept. pi. xxix. fig. 48 (1869). 

 - vertebralis, Dum. $ Bibr. vii. p. 238 (1864); Bocourt, I. c, 



p. 672, pi. xlii. fig. 1. 



Elaphin reticulatus, Dum. Sf Bibr. t. r. p. 246. 

 Pityophia hsematois, Cupe, JVoc. Ac. Philad. 1800, p. 342. 



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