20 COLTJBElDa;. 



2. Phrynonax poecilonotus. 



Spilotes poecilonotus, part., Giinth. Cat. p. 100 (1858), and Biol. 



C.-Am., Kept p. 117, pi. xliii. (1894).' 

 ? Spilotes poecilonotus, Bocourt, Miss. 8c. Mex., Rept. p. b9i, 



pi. xliii. iig. 4 (1888). 

 Spilotes argus, Bocourt, I. c. p. 692, pi. xlviii. fig. 10.* 



Eostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 

 shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal a little longer than broad, as 

 long as its distance from the rostral, nearly as long as the parietals ; 

 loreal longer than deep ; one praeooular, not in contact with the 

 frontal; two postoeulars ; temporals 2 + 2; eight or nine upper 

 labials, fourth* and fifth, or fourth, fifth, and sixth, entering the 

 eye ; six or seven lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are as long as or a little shorter than the posterior. 

 Scales in 23 rows, the dorsals very strongly keeled, the keels form- 

 ing continuous raised lines in the middle of the body. Ventrals 

 obtusely angulate laterally, 201-208 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 

 126-133. Blackish brown above, with yellow spots which may 

 form a vertebral stripe ; upper lip yellow, with black edges to the 

 shields ; ventrals yellow with blackish edge ; posterior portion of 

 body and tail dark brown or black above and below. 



Total length 1800 millim. ; tail 500. 



Central America. 



a. $ (V. 208 ; C. 133). Honduras. (Type.) 



A. 2 (V. 202; 0. 132). Vera Paz. O. Salvin, Esq. [C.]. 



0. $UV. 201; 0. 12t)). Guatemala. L. Greening. Esq. [PA_ 



1 71 1 ^ ^' P^^'y^io^^^ guentheri. 



(1/*^ ;^'»^ iV^.^ Spilotes argus (non Bocourt), Gunth. Biol. C.-Am., Rept. p. 118, 

 ^ ■ Y(} pi- ^liv. (1894). 



V, ' ."^ Eostral a little broader than deep, just visible from above ; inter- 

 /"(] (y nasals a little shorter than the praefrontals ; frontal a little longer 



Pj \n I than broad, as long as its distance from the rostral, a little shorter 



Z I V • ^ than the parietals ; loreal longer than deep ; one prseocular, not in 



' \ contact with the frontal ; two postoeulars ; temporals 2 -)- 2 ; ten 



upper labials, sixth and seventh, or fifth, sixth, and seventh, entering 

 the eye ; seven lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are much longer than the posterior. Scales in 23 

 rows, median dorsals faintly keeled. Venti'als obtusely angulate 

 laterally, 213 ; anal entire. Black above, each scale with a yel- 

 lowish spot ; the spots on the three vertebral series larger, forming 

 a light stripe bordered with black; lateral scales greyish, with 

 black border; head black above, with small yellowish spots; -tail 

 black, with yellowish spots forming four stripes, one above, one 

 beneath, and one on each side ; anterior ventrals yellowish, black- 

 edged, posterior dark grey to black. 



* I have examined the type specimen in the Brussels Museum. 



