71. LEPTOPHIS. 109 



c. 3 (V. 161 ; C. P). Mexico. Mr. H. Finck [CJ. 



d. d (V. l.V.i : ('. If,.-,). n t -lize. J. Smith, Esq. [P.I. 

 f,f- d ( V. 154 ; C. 166) Stann Creek, Brit Kev. J. Robertaon [C.]. 



(V. I<M : 0. 1'n'i. Honduras. 

 //, }>. /. -" (V. 161; 0. Honduras. 

 1-7), 2 (V. 166; C. 

 l.-,n, & Jg . (V. 173; 

 C. 167). 



B. Two broad black stripes along the body (continued from the 



sides of the head) separated by three series of pale reddish- 

 brown scales ; upper surface of head and nape olive ; lips 

 and throat yellowish ; belly and lower surface of tail pale 

 brown. 



a. c? (V. 163; C. 166). Yucatan. 



C. Pale bronzy olive above, head and neck green ; the black lateral 



stripe of the head continued on the body and tail as a broad 

 dark green stripe, some of the scales on which are tipped 

 or edged with black ; upper lip and lower parts white. 



a. $ (V. 162; C. 151). Jalisco, N. of Rio de F. D. Godman, Esq. 



Santiago. [PJ. 



*. d (V. 164; C. 148). Atoyac, Guerrero. Mr. H. H. Smith [C.]; 



F. D. Godman, Esq. 

 [P.]. 



c. c? (V. 165; C. 152). Santo Domingo de Dr. A. C. Buller [C.]. 

 Guzman, Mexico. 



D. Bright green above, the lateral scales on the anterior half of the 



body tipped or edged with black ; a black streak on each side 

 of the head, passing through the eyes ; lips and throat bright 

 yellow ; belly and lower surface of tail pale green. 



a. d (V. 164; C. 162). Tampico. F. D. Godman, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 b-ff. c? (V. 167, 167, 173 ; Mexico. 



C. 152, 162, 141) & 2 



(V. 169, 174, 173 ; C. 



146, 172, 157). 



5. Leptophis cupreus. 

 Thrasops cupreus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 106. 



Head unusually short and broad. Rostral much broader than 

 deep, little visible from above ; nasal long and narrow ; loroul 

 present, absent on one side in the type specimen ; one prse- and 

 two postoculars ; temporals 1+2; eight upper labials, fourth and 

 fifth entering the eye. Scales in 15 rows, tb.Q five median feebly 

 keeled. Ventrala 152; anal divided; subcaudals 136. Above 

 metallic copper colour; a dark streak on the side of the head, 



