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broad, ovate, much depressed ; muzzle pointed ; vomer- 

 ine teeth in four groups, with large intervals ; nares equi- 

 distant ; tongue broader than long ; tail compressed to- 

 wards the tip with sharp edges ; skin granulated ; 

 mucous pores as usual; certain particles noteworthy in 

 the parotid region. 



Length 6 4-5 inches. Head to cervical fold .9 inch. 



Tail 3 " Breadth of head 4-5 " 



Habitat Ocate River, N. M. 



15. Amblystonia xiphias, Cope. 



Color yellowish olive, brighter yellow beneath ; sides 

 and back with brown anastomosing or reticulating 

 bands ; head small ; cheeks swollen ; eyes rather small 

 but distinct ; mandible projecting ; outer nares nearer 

 together than the inner ; tongue large ; vomerine teeth 

 V form, at an obtuse angle, interrupted along the me- 

 dian line, and limbs of the V curve ; tail oval, crestless, 

 grooveless, longer than the body, compressed from the 

 base and not elevated ; digits triangular, depressed. 

 Length 11 ^ inches. Head to cervical fold 1 inch. 



Tail 6 " Breadth of head. .88" 



Habitat Columbus, Ohio. 



