8, EPICRATES. 93 
Subfam. 2. BOINA2. 
Boina, ina, Gray, Zool. Miscell. pp. 41, 45, 1842. 
Aproté ornacps = (Eyeides, Bowides), Duméril § Bibron, Erp. Gén. 
vi. p. 450, : 
Boina, Erycina, Charinina, Gray, Cat. Snakes, pp. 83, 84, 1849. 
Bow, Eryces, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1861, p. 304. 
Erycides, part., ides, Jan, Icon. Gén. Ophid. p. 64, 1864. 
Boine, Boulenger, Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 244, 1890. 
No supraorbital bone. 
The premaxillary is constantly toothless, the palatines and ptery- 
goids toothed. ; 
8. EPICRATES. 
Skull of Epicrates cenchris. 
Draco (non Laur.), part., Oken, Lehrb. Naturg. iii. p. 273 tay! 
Epicrates, Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 168 (1830); Dum. § Bibr. Erp. 
Gén. vi. p. 552 (1844); Gray, Cat. Sn. p. 94 (1849); Fischer, 
Abh. nat. Ver. Hamb. iii. 1856, p. 95; Jan, Icon. Gén. p. 8&8 
(1864); Bocourt, Miss. Se. Mex., Rept, (1882) 
Boa, se Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 373 (1837). 
Chilabothrus, Dum. § Bibr. t. ¢. P. 562; Gray, l. c. p. 103; Jan, 1. ¢. 
p- 86; Bocourt, J. c. pp. 517, 524. 
Chiftia, Gray, 1. c. p. 99. 
