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COLUBEIDiE. 



Snout broad, much depressed. Rostral at least twice as broad as- 

 deep, scarcely visible from above ; internasals as long as or a little 

 shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal once and two thirds to twice 

 as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, 

 shorter than the parietals ; loreal once and a half to twice as long 

 as deep ; one praeocular, extending to the upper surface of the head 

 but not reaching the frontal ; two postoculars (exceptionally one 

 or three); temporals 1+^; eight upper labials, fourth and fifth 

 entering the eye, sixth usually in contact with the parietal ; four 

 or five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which 

 are as long as or a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 19' 

 to 25 rows. Ventrals 153-192 ; anal divided ; suboaudals 40-54. 

 Pale brown or greyish above, with smaU brown spots or with more 

 or loss distinct darker and lighter longitudinal streaks ; some large 

 dark-brown or black markings, or a large blotch usually present 

 on the occiput and nape, descending on the sides of the neck ; head- 

 and nape sometimes entirely black above ; upper lip whitish, with 

 an oblique blackish streak below the eye ; lower parts yellowish or 

 coral-red, uniform or more or less spotted with black, the spots- 

 sometimes confluent along the middle of the belly. 



Total length 550 millim. ; tail 90. 



Southern Spain, Baleares, Lampedusa, North Africa. 



a-b. 2 (So. 21; V. 182; 

 C. 47) & yg. (So. 21; 

 V.171; C.50). 



c. <J (Sc. 23; V. 164; 

 0. 50). 



d. c? (So. 21 ; V. 177 ; 

 0. 48). 



e. Hgv. (Sc. 21 ; V. 173 ; 

 C. 50). 



f. 5, bad state (Sc. 23). 



ff-n. 5 (Sc. 25; V. 176; 



C.48)&yg.(Sc.23,23, 



23, 23, 23, 21 ; V. 162, 



171,178,177,180,173; 



0. 46, 44, 41, 40, 42, 



41). 

 0. c? (Sc. 21; V. 169; 



0. 49). 

 p. 2 CSc. 20 ; V. 192 ; 



0.?). 

 q. 2 (Sc. 19; V. 180; 



0. 44). 

 r. d (Sc. 19 ; V. 171 ; 



0. 54). 

 s. c? (Sc. 19; V. 172; 



0. 50). 

 t-v. 2 (Sc.21,19;V.165, 



176; 0.60,48) &hgr. 



CSc.l9;V.184;C.51). 



Algeciras. 



Andalusia. 



Tangier. 



Tangier. 



Island off Coast of 



Mogador. 

 City of Morocco. 



Morocco. 



Algiers. 



Algiers. 



Lieut. Boger [P.]. 



Lord LUford [P.]. 

 M. H. Vaucher [C.]. 



Rev. R. T.Lowe [P.], 

 (Type of C. brevis.) 

 J. G. Fischer Col- 

 lection. 



P. L. Sclater, Esq, 



[P.]. 



Hammam Meskou- Dr. J. Anderson [P.j. 



tine, Algeria. 

 Algeria. Canon Tristram [0, |. 



Tunis. 



Mr. Fraser [C.]. 



