CLASS REPTILIA. . 



beneath with a series of larger scales ; tongue short, contrac- 

 tile, two-cut ; head long. 



a. Tail hlunt^ with a single series of larger scales beneath ; 

 Anilius Oken. Tortrix Oppel., not Linn. Ilysia, Hem- 

 pricJc. Torquatrix, Haworth. Cylindrophis, Wagler. 



Scytale Coral Snake. Anilius Scytale. Anguls, Linn. 

 Mus. Adolph. t. 6. Daud. vii. t. 87. Seba, ji. t. 20. 



With irregular black and white rings. S. America. 



Common Coral Snake. Anilius Corallinus. Anguis, Law. 

 Seba, ij. t. 73. f. 1. 2, 3. S. America. 



Black Coral Snake. Anilius Rufus. Anguis Ater, Cuv. 

 Seba, ij. t. 25. f. 1. t. 7- f- 3. Anguis Rtifa, Laur. A. Stri- 

 atus, Gmel. Erya; Rufus, Daud. Tortrix Rufa, Merr. 

 Lllysia Rufa, Mempr. Cylindrophis Resplendens, Wag- 

 ler. Russel Ind. Serp. ij. t. 27. t. 28. 



Copper colour, with white spot on tail. 



Spotted Coral Snake. Anilius Maculatus. Anguis, Linn. 

 Mus. Adolph. t. 21. f. 3. and A. Tessellata, Laur, Seba, 

 j. t. 53. f. 7. ? ij. t. 100. f. 2 Russell, ij. t. 89. 



Yellow, with black dorsal band. 



Dotted Coral Snake. An. Melanostictus. Anguis, Schn. 

 Eryx, Daud. Tortrix Punctatus, Cuv., from Seba, 

 ij. t. 2. f. 1, 4. Ind. Serp. j. t. 42. 



Pale, yellowish punctated, with diiFerent coloured spots. 



Black-eared Coral Snake. Anilius Melanotis. Cylindro- 

 phis, Wagler. Tortrix, Remw. MSS. 



Like L. Resplendens ; but tip of tail black ; occipital band 

 red; forehead black, and bands of body nearer together. 



Indian Coral Snalce, Anilius Latta, Tortrix, Cuv. Seba, 

 jj. t. 30. f. 3. Russel, t. 46. 



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