114 COLUBRIDJE. 



with labials ; one pncocular (rarely divided) in contact with or 

 narrowly separated from the frontal ; two (rarely three) post- 

 oculars; temporals 1+2; eight or nine upper labials, fourth and 

 fifth or fifth and sixth entering the eye ; five or six (rarely si-vcu) 

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

 shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows, all except the 

 outer strongly keeled on the body, smooth on the neck and tail. 

 Ventrals strongly angulate laterally, 151-1 t>7 ; anal divided ; sub- 

 caudals 140-173. Bronzy or golden above, head, neck, and usually 

 vertebral region bright green ; or bright green above and on the 

 sidts; the keels on the scales dark brown or black ; a black streak 

 on each side of the head, passing through the eye; scales and head- 

 shields sometimes black-edged ; upper lip and lower parts white or 

 yellow. 



Total length 1720 millim. ; tail 590. 



South America east of the Andes. 



a. rf (V. 167; C. 173). Tobago. A. Ludlam, Esq. [P.]. 



b. $ (V. 159 ; C. ?). Triuidad. Rev. C. Kingsley 1C. I. 

 c-d. c? (V. 160; C. 144) Trinidad. F. W. Urich, Esq. 



& hgr. (V. 156 ; C. 123). [PA 



e. <5 (V. 164 ; C. 161). Demerara, Capt. Friend [P.]. 



f-h. d (V. 161, 153 ; C. Berbice. 



154, 147) & ? (V. 166, 



161 ; C. 153, 148). 



z. d (V. 156; C. 163). Bahia. Mr. Ker [P.]. 



k. $ (V. 151 ; C. 150). Brazil. Lord Stuart [ P ]. 



/. $ (V. 160 j C. ?). Asuncion, Paraguay. Dr. J. Bohls [C.J. 



m. Skull. Caracas. 



. Skull. Cayenne. 



12. Leptophis ortonii. 

 Leptophis ortonii, Cope, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) viii. 1876, p. 177. 



Nearly allied to L. viigromarginatus, but scales smooth and 

 ventrals non-angulate. Blue above ; a coppery golden spot within 

 the apex of many of the scales, which extends on those of the 

 external two rows so as to cover the scale except at its base ; ven- 

 trals coppery golden, the front margin sea-green : the blue scales 

 have a black tip, and often a narrow border ; head uniform green ; 

 labials yellow, with a narrow black line along the upper margin of 

 the posterior ones. 



Total length 965 millim. ; tail 390. 



Middle Amazon, Peru. 



13. Leptophis urostictns. 

 Ahaetulla urosticta, Peters, Mm. Berl. Ac. 1873, p. 606. 



No loreal ; nine upper labials. Scales in 13 rows, all except the 



