8. EPICEATES. 95 



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



Epicarsius cupreus, Fisch. Ahh. nat. Ver. Samb. iii. 1856, p. 96, 



pi. ii. fig. 1. 

 Epicrates cupreu3, Jan, I. u. p. 90, 1. 7, pi. i. ; BocouH, Miss. Sc. 



Mex., Mept. p. 525, pi. xxxi. fig. 3 (1882). 



Eostral slightly broader than deep, visible from above ; upper 

 surface of snout and interorbital space with small, more or less 

 regular shields ; usually an azygous prajfrontal, separated from the 

 internasals by a pair of small shields ; a supraocular, which may be 

 broken up into two or three small shields ; an elongate loreal, in 

 contact with the second, or second and third labials, but separated 

 from the other labials by two or three scales ; two praeoculars, 

 upper largest; four or five postoculars ; 11 to 13 upper labials, 

 sixth and seventh or seventh and eighth entering the eye ; upper 

 and lower labials with more or less distinct shallow pits or impres- 

 sions between them. Scales in 45 to 51 rows. Ventrals 223-268 ; 

 anal entire; suboaudals 50-66. Pale brown above, uniform or 

 elegantly marked with rings and spots. 

 Total length 1700 miUim. ; tail 220. 



Tropical America, from Costa Eica to Northern Peru and Northern 

 Brazil. 



A. Five dark brown longitudinal lines on the head ; back with a 

 series of dark brown or black rings ; sides with dark spots, or 

 black and white ocelli, or one or two dark brown stripes. 

 (E. cenchris, L.) 



a. Yg. (Sc. 47 ; V. 231 ; C. 55). Chagres River. 



b-c. Yg. (Sc. 49, 51 ; V. 240, 237 ; Rosario de Cu- Mr. 0. Webber [C.]. 



65 55). cuta, Colombia. 



d-f.' Yg. (Sc. 49, 49, 49 ; V. 230, Trinidad. 



2-32,238; C. 56, 52, 60). 



g Yg. (Se. 47 ; V. 228 ; C. 50). Trinidad. C. Taylor, Esq. [P.]. 



h. Yg. (Sc. 49 ; V. 234 ; 0. 56). Caracas. 



i. 2 (Sc. 47 ; V. 266; C. 66). British Guiana. Sir R. Schombiugk 



k-l c? (Sc 47 • V. 225 ; 0. 50) British Guiana. Demerara Museum 

 & yg. (Sc. 49 ; V. 256 ; C. 62). [P.]. 



m-o. 2 (Sc. 45, 47 ; V. 253, 266 ; Berbice. 

 C. 53, 59) & yg. (Sc. 47; 

 V. 233 ; C. 52). 



p. Yg. (Sc. 49 ; V. 234 ; C. 50). Cayenne. H. C. Rothery, Esq. 



y. $ (Sc. 51; V. 268; C. 63). Para. E. Graham, Esq. 



»• 9 rSc 41 • V 257 : C. 53). Moyobamba, Mr. A. H. RofffC.]. 



■ * ^ N.E. Peru. 



s. $ (Sc. 49; V. 260; C. 57). Peruvian Ama- Mr.E.Bartlett[0.]. 



zons. 

 t. Ad., skel. S. America. 



u. Hgr., skull. S. America. 



