422 COLUBRID. 
15, Elaps tschudii. 
on tschudii, Jan, Rev. § Mag. Zool. 1858, 2 524, Prodr, pl. B: 
85 7 
9), and "Teon. Gén. 42, mtd vi. fig. 1 (1872); Boetty. Ber. 
Senck, Ges. 1889, p. 316. 
Snout obtusely pointed, projecting considerably beyond the 
mouth. Eye shorter than its distance from the mouth. Rostral 
broader than deep; frontal broader than the supraocular, once and 
two thirds as long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its 
distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; 
latter longer than their distance from the internasals ; one pree- and 
two postoculars ; temporals 1+1; seven upper labials, third much 
larger than fourth, third and fourth entering the eye; three or four 
lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are 
shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 207-221 ;. 
anal divided ; subcaudals 21-28. Body with black annuli broader 
than the interspaces; the black annuli disposed in threes, a broad 
one between two narrow ones; the interspaces yellow and red, all — 
or only the red ones dotted with black; snout black; frontal, 
supraoculars, and anterior half of parietals and temples yellow ;. 
occiput black. 
Total length 430 millim. ; tail 35. 
Peru. 
2 (V. 216; C. 28). Andes of Peru. Prof. W. Nation [P.]. 
b. 2 (V. 221; C. 28). Lima. Christiania Museum. 
16. Elaps dissoleucus. 
Elaps dissoleucus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad, 1859, p. 345. 
Snout obtusely pointed, projecting; eye very small. Frontal: 
small, elongate ; parietals very elongate; seven upper labials. — 
Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 200; anal divided; subcaudals 19. 
Body red, with seven sets of three black rings; the central ring” 
not twice as wide as the outer ones; head black above, sides. 
behind the eyes red. 
Total length 1070 millim. ; tail 35. 
Venezuela. 
17. Elaps fulvius. 
Coluber fulvius, Linn, S, N. i. p. 881 (1766); Daud. Rept. vi. 
300 (1803) ; Say, Amer. Journ. i, 1819, p. 262; Hari, Med.. 
Phy 8. a p. 180 (1835), 
Ela > falvius, Fitzing. N. Class. Rept. p. 61 (1826); Holbr. N, Am. 
ai ad. 49, pl. x. (1842); Baird & Gir. Cat. N. Am, Rept. 
(1855); Dum. § Bibr. vii. p. 1215 (1854) ; Salvin, Proc. 
Geol. Soc, 1860, p. 458; Matthes, Berckaoke: Gee Isis, 1860, p. 62, 
pl. —. figs. 1-5; Jan, Icon. Gén, 41, pl. i. fig. 2, & 42, pl. ii. 
figs. 2 & 3 (1872) ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., t. pl. xxiii. 
ed Be Garm. N. a Rept. p. 105, pl. viii. fi. 3 (1883) ;, Cope, 
Nat. xiv. 1 92, . 680; Hay, Rept. Indiana, 
p. 121 (1808) pa Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus, xvii. 1894, 
p- 334; Stejneger, Rep. U.S, Nat. Mus, f. 1893, p. 859, pl. i. (1895). 
