144. TABBOPHIS. 



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Tachymenis vivax, Giinth. Cat. p. 33 (1868), and Ann. ^ Mag. N. S. 



(5) T. 1880, p. 436. 

 Tarbophis vivax, part., Strauch, Schl. Huss. H. p. 194 (1873). 

 vivax, f. syriaca, part., Boetty. Ber. Senck. Oes. 1879-80, p. 166. 



Eostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 

 nearly as long as broad, shorter than the preefrontals ; frontal once 

 and one fourth to once and a half as long as broad, as long as its 

 distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals; 

 nasal divided or semidivided ; loreal twice and a half to thrice as long 

 as deep, entering the eye below the prseocular, which is in contact 

 with the frontal ; two (rarely three) postoculars ; temporals small, 

 scale-like, 2 or 3+3 or 4 ; eight (rately seven or nine) upper 

 labials, third, fourth, and fifth (rarely fourth and fifth or fourth, 

 fifth, and sixth) entering the eye ; three or four lower labials in 

 contact with the anterior chin-shields ; posterior chin-shields very 

 small and widely separated from each other by scales. Scales in 19 

 or 21 rows. Ventrals 1 86-222 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 48-73. 

 Greyish above, with 40 to 57 brown or black spots or bars on the 

 1 body ; a lateral series of smaller spots or vertical bars, alternating 

 with the dorsals ; the first spot, on the nape, elongate, usually with 

 I one or three linear processes in front extending on the head ; usually 

 la dark streak from the eye to the angle of the mouth ; lower parts 

 whitish, speckled, spotted, or marbled with grey or brown. 

 Total length 850 millim. ; tail 120. 



From lUyria and Dalmatia to Greece, the Archipelago, Asia 

 and ITorthern Syria. 



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21 



A. Yg: 



i. ? (V 

 h. Hgr. (V 

 /. S (V.186 

 m. $ skeleton. 



n. 2 (V.199; C. ?). 

 0. ? (V.208; 0.66). 



p-r. 6 (V. 199, 203; C. 

 66, 60) & ? (V. 197 ; 

 C. 60). 



A. Scales in 19 rows. 



Zara, Dalmatia. 

 Zara, Dalmatia, 

 Dalmatia. 



Count M. Peracca [P.]. 

 Dr. F. Werner [E.J. 

 Lord Lilford [P.]. 



Scales in 21 rows. 



Cyprus. 

 Cyprus. 



Cyprus. 



Dr. Forsyth Major [P.]. 

 Sir 0. FeUows [P.]. 



Lord Lilford [P.]. 



Gen. Biddulph [P.]. 

 B. T. Kenyon, Esq. 



[P.l. 

 Hr. H. KoUe [C.]. 



3. TarbopMs iberus 



Trigonophis iberus, Eichw. Zool. Spec. iii. 



Casp.-Cauc. p. 101, pi. xviii. (1842). 

 Coluber cameus, Dwigvbsky, Nat. Hist 



Teste Strauch. 



p. 175 (1831), and Faun. 

 .,AmpA. p. 27 (1832).— 



VOL. m. 



