60. COLTJBEE. 



67 



Spilotes deppei, Cope, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 32, 1887, p. 72. 



Pituophis pleurostictus, Bocourt, Miss. So. Max., Rent. p. 666, 

 pi. xlii. figs. 2 & 8 (1888). 



Snout projecting ; rostral as broad as deep or slightly deeper, the 

 portion visible from above measuring one half or three fifths its 

 distance from the frontal ; internasals much shorter than the prae- 

 frontals ; frontal once and a half as long as .broad, a little longer 

 than its distance from the rostral, as long or a little shorter than 

 the parietals ; loreal a little longer than deep ; one prse- and 

 two or three postoculars; temporals 3+4; seven or eight upper 

 labials, fourth and fifth or third and fouBth entering the eye ; four 

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

 are longer than the posterior. Scales in 27 or 29 rows, dorsals 

 feebly but distinctly keeled. Ventrals 209-233 ; anal entire ; sub- 

 caudals 51-67. Yellowish brown above, with a dorsal series of 

 large quadrangular spots ; sides with smaller spots ; young with a 

 dark band across the forehead, from eye to eye ; labials with black 

 sutures ; lower parts yellowish, with square brown blotches. 



Total length 1690 millim. ; tail 180. 



Mexico. 



a. S (Sc. 29 ; V. 220 ; City of Mexico. Mr. Doorman [0.]. 



0. 65). 

 6. ? (Sc. 29; V. 229; Hacienda del CastUlo, Dr. A. 0. Buller [0.]. 



0.61) 

 c. $ (Sc. 27; V. 221; 



C. 59). 

 dr^. S (Sc. 27; V. 228; 



C. 66) & hgr. (Sc. 29 ; 



V. 219; C. 68). 

 /, g. 2 (Sc. 27, 27 ; V. Mexico, 



212, 221 ; 0. 65, 63). 

 h. c? (Sc. 27; V. 218; 



C. 66). 



Guadalajara. 

 Tehuantepec. 



Mexico. 



S. Mexico. 



M. F. Sumichrast 



[0.]. 

 M. SaU6 [0.]. 



F. D. Godman, Esq. 



[P.]. 



44. Coluber catenifer. 



Coluber catenifer, Blainv. Nouv. Ann. Mm. iv. 1835, p. 290, 



pi. xxvi. fig. 2. 



vertebralis, Blainv. I. e. p. 293, pi. xxvii. fig. 2. 



Pituophis catenifer, Baird 8r Oir. Cat. N. Am. Eept. p. 69 (1853) ; 



OUnth. Cat. p. 87 (1868) ; Girard, U.S. Explor. Krped., Herp. 



p. 135, pi. viii. figs. 1-7 (1858) ; Garm. N. Am. Rept. p. 52 



(1883) ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Mept. p. 670, pi. xlvii. fig-. 4 



(1888) ; Cope, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 641 ; Stejneger, 



N. Am. Faun. no. 7, pt. ii. p. 206 (1893). 



wilkesii, Baird Sf Gir. I. c. p. 71 ; Gir. I. c. p. 137, pi. ix. 



annectens. Baird 8f Gir. I. c. p. 72, and Eep. JExplor. Surv. H. 



Miss. M. X., Bept. pi. xxix. fig. 48 (1859). 

 vertebralis. Bum. ^ Bibr. vii. p. 238 (1864); Bocourt, I. c. 



p. 672, pi. xlii. fig. 1. 

 Elaphis reticula'tus. Bum. 8r Bibr. t. p. p. 246. 

 Pityophis hcematois, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 342. 



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