99. CONTIA. 259 



p. :!!), pi. iii. fig. 4 (1883), and Hull. Essex Inst. xxiv. 1892, p. 108 ; 

 //. (i,,rm. BtA lllin. Lab. iii. 1892, p. 282. 



Liopeltis vernalis, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 660; Jan, Icon. 

 .:{!, pi. v. fig. 3 (1869). 



Rostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above nearly 

 li;ilf as long as its distance from the end of the snout; nasal un- 

 divided ; suture between the internasals shorter than that between 

 the pncfrontals ; frontal nearly once and a half as long as broad, 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; lorcal small, square, or a little deeper than long, or a 

 little longer than deep, rarely united with the nasal ; one (rarely 

 two) pree- and two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 (rarely 14-1); 

 seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; four lower 

 labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin- 

 shields longer than the anterior, and in contact anteriorly. Scales 

 in 15 rows. Ventrals 119-148; anal divided; subcaudals 65-94. 

 Uniform green above, upper lip and lower parts yellowish or greenish 

 white. 



Total length 450 millim. ; tail 160. 



North America, east of the Eocky Mountains. 



. $ (V. 127; C. 65). .Halifax. 



b. <$ (V. 129 ; C. 80). Illinois. Smithsonian Instit. [P.]. 



c. 2 (V. 135 ; C. 77). Florida. 

 d-e. <$ (V. 119; 0.74) N.America. 



& $ (V. 131; C. 7-V). 

 /. J (V. 126 ; C. 89). ? (Named by Dr. Shaw C. cyaneits.\ 



3. Contia agassizii. 



Eirenis agassizii, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1863, p. 260, and 



Icon. G6n. 15, pi. v. fig. 3 (1866). 

 Liopeltia brevicauda, Jan, Elenco, p. 82 (1863), and Icon. 81, pi. vi. 



fig. 1 (1869). 

 Abhibes agassizii, Boideng. Ann. 8f Mag. N. II. (5) xvi. 1885, p. 87. 



Rostral as deep as broad, visible from above ; nasal entire or 

 sfiuidivided ; suture between the interuasala as long as or shorter 

 than that between the praefrontals ; frontal once and a half to once 

 and two thirds as long as broad, longer than its distance from the 

 end of the snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal small, square, 

 rarely united with the nasal ; one prae- and two postoculars ; 

 temporals 1 + 1 (rarely 1 + 2); seven upper labials, third and fourth 

 entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior 

 chin-shields, which are longer than the posterior ; latter in contact 

 with each other. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 128-138 ; anal 

 divided ; subcaudals 51-64. Olive above, uniform or with two 

 light, black-edged dorsal streaks ; sometimes a reddish-brown 

 vertebral band; labials whitish, edged with black; lower parts 

 uniform greenish white. 



Total length 3D millim. ; tail 85. 



Southern Brazil. Uniguny. 



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