240 COLUBRID. 
internasals shorter than the prefrontals; frontal once and one 
third to once and a half as long as broad, as long as its distance 
from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals, which are not 
twice as long as broad; one pre- and two postoculars; temporals 
1+1; six upper labials, second and third entering the eye; four 
lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as 
long as or a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. 
Ventrals 169-188 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 24-43. Pale yellowish 
brown above, with five dark brown or black longitudinal streaks ; 
head much spotted with dark brown or black ; a yellowish-white 
occipital collar, which may be interrupted in the middle or confined 
to the sides; a large yellowish-white blotch on the upper lip, 
occupying the third, fourth, and fifth labials; lower parts white, 
with or without a blackish dot on the outer end of each ventral, 
Total length 760 millim.; tail 65. 
Guianas, Brazil. 
a. Yg. (V. 169; C. 42). Cayenne. 
b. Ye. V. 1855, C. “Prt Tijuca R. _R. Bennett, Esq. [P.1. 
ce. 9 (V.178; 0.24). Porto Real, Prov. M. Hardy du Dréneuf (C.. 
Rio Janeiro, 
. (V. 184; C. 28). Theresopolis. Dr. E. A. fog. (Be 
alts g. RE 170, 184; Rio Janeiro. G, Busk, Esq. [P.]. 
CO. 31, 32) 
g. 2 (V.179;-C. 27). 8. America, Zoological Society. 
(Type of cme ree teniatus.) 
2. Elapomorphus wuchereri. 
Elapomorphus wuchereri, part., Giinth. Ann. §& Mag. N. H. (8) vii. 
1861, p. 415, fig., and Proe. ng Soc. 1861, p. 1b, fig.; Strauch, 
Bull. Ac. St. Pétersb. xxix. 1884, p. 556. 
—— accedens, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 46 ; Strauch, 
l. c. p. 560. 
Rostral broader than-deep, just visible from above; internasals 
shorter than the prefrontals; frontal once and a half to once and 
two thirds as long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its 
distance from the end of the snout, much shorter than the parietals, 
which are at least twice as long as broad; one pre- and two 
(exceptionally one) postoculars ; temporals 1+ 1 ; six upper labials, 
second and third entering the eye; four lower "labials in contact 
with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or a little 
shorter than the anterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 176-184; 
anal divided; subcaudals 27-45. Pale yellowish brown above ; 
young with three dark brown longitudinal lines, which disappear 
in the adult; sides of head dark brown or blackish, with a large 
yellow blotch on the upper lip on the third to sixth labials; rostral 
and anterior labials each with a blackish spot; lower parts white. 
Total length 1180 millim.; tail 120. 
Brazil, 
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