8. EPICKATES. 



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Subfam. 2. BOINJE. 



Boina, Eryxina, Gray, Zool. Miscell. pp. 41, 45, 1842. 

 Aprot^rodontes (Erycides, BoEeides), JDumSril Sr Bibron, Erp. Gen. 



vi. p. 460, 1844. 

 Boina, Erycina, Charinina, Gray, Cat. Snakes, pp. 83, 84, 1849. 

 Bose, Eryces, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1861, p. 304. 

 Erycides, part., Boseides, Jan, Icon. Gin. Ophid. p. 64, 1864. 

 BoinsB, Boulenger, Faun. Ind., Sept. p. 244, 1890. 



No supraorbital bone. 



The prsBmaxillary is constantly toothless, the palatines and ptery- 

 goids toothed. 



8. EPICRATES. 



Kg. 5. 



SkuU of Epicrates oenchris. 



Draco (non Laur.), part., Oken, Lekrb. Naturg. iii. p. 273 (1816). 



Epicrates, Wayler, Syst. Amph. p. 168 (1830) ; Bum. Sr Bibr. Erp. 

 Gin. vi. p. 552 (1844) ; Gray, Cat. Sn. p. 94 (1849) ; Fischer, 

 Abh. nat. Ver. Hamb. iii. 1856, p. 95 ; Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 88 

 (1864) ; Boeourt, Miss. 8c. Mex., jRept. p. 525 (1882) 



Boa, part., 8chleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 373 (1837). 



Chilabothrus, Bum. ^ Bibr. t. c. p. 562 ; Gray, I. c. p. 103 ; Jan, I. e. 

 p. 86 ; Boeourt, I. c. pp. 517, 524. 



Cliftia, Gray, I. c. p. 99. 



