144, TARBOPHIS. 49 
Tachymenis vivax, Giinth, Cat. p.33 (1858), and Ann. § Mag. N. H. 
(5) v. 1880, p. 436. 
Tarbophis vivax, part., Strauch, Schl. Russ. R. p. 194 (1873). 
—— vivax, f. syriaca, part., Boetty. Ber. Senck, Ges. 1879-80, p. 166, 
Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 
nearly as long as broad, shorter than the prefrontals; frontal once 
and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as its 
distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; 
nasal divided or semidivided ; loreal twice anda half to thrice as long 
as deep, entering the eye below the preocular, which is in contact 
with the frontal ; two (rarely three) postoculars; temporals small, 
scale-like, 2 or 3+3 or 4; eight (rarely seven or nine) upper 
labials, third, fourth, and fifth (rarely fourth and fifth or fourth, 
fifth, and sixth) entering the eye; three or four lower labials in 
contact with the anterior chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields very 
small and widely separated from each other by scales. Scales in 19 
or 2]. rows. Ventrals 186-222; anal divided; subcaudals 48-73. 
Greyish above, with 40 to 57 brown or black spots or bars on the 
body; a lateral series of smaller spots or vertical bars, alternating 
with the dorsals; the first spot, on the nape, elongate, usually with 
one or three linear processes in front extending on the head ; usually 
a dark streak from the eye to the angle of the mouth; lower parts 
whitish, speckled, spotted, or marbled with grey or brown. 
Total length 850 millim.; tail 120. 
From Illyria and Dalmatia to Greece, the Archipelago, Asia 
Minor, and Northern Syria. 
A. Scales in 19 rows. 
ad (V.194; CrP). Zara, Dalmatia. Count M. Peracca [P.]. 
b. 2 (V. 206; C. 52). Zara, Dalmatia. Dr. F. Werner ‘iat 
e-g. do (V. 201,204, 204; Dalmatia. Lord Lilforg [P.]. 
C. 50, 55, 55) & 2 (V. 
204,199; C.48, 51). 
h. Yg. (V. 210; C. 50). Dalmatia. 
t. Q (V.208; C.55). Cerigo Id. Dr. Forsyth Major [P.]. 
k. Hgr. (V.201; C. 73). Xanthus. Sir C. Fellows [P.]. 
l. g (V. 186; C. 53). Beyrout. 
m. 9 skeleton. Dalmatia. Lord Lilford [P.]. 
B. Scales in 21 rows, 
n. @ (V.199; C. ?). Cyprus. Gen. Biddulph [P.]. 
o. 2 (V. 208; C. 66). | Cyprus. R. T. Kenyon, Esq- 
p-r. & (V. 199, 203; C. Cyprus. He i, Rolle [C.]. 
66, 60) & 2 (V. 197; 
C. 60). 
3. Tarbophis iberus. , 
Trigonophig iberus, Eichw. Zool. Spec. iii. p. 175 (1831), and Faun. 
Casp.-Caan:. p. 101, pl. xviii. (1842). 
Coluber carneus, Dwigubsky, Nat. Hist Russ., Amph. p. 27 (1832).— 
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