CLASS REPTILIA. 



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

 tile, two-cut ; head long. 



a. Tail blunts with a single series of larger scales beneath ; 

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

 prick. Torquatrix, Haworth. Cylindrophis, Wagler. 



Scytale Coral Snake. Anilius Scytale. Anguis, 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, Laur. 

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



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

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

 atU8, Gmel. Eryoc Rufus, Daud. Tortrix Rufa, Men*. 

 Illysia 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 different 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 Snake, Anilius iMtta, Tortriv, Cuv. Seba, 

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



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