75. LIOPHIS. 



137 



d. d (V. 155; 0.55). 



e. ? (V. 171 ; C. 52). 

 /. d (V. 156; 0.54). 

 ff. d (V. 150; 0.46) 



Bahia. 



Dr. 0. Wuoherer 



[C], 

 S.Moore, Esq. [P.]. 



S. Moore, Esq. [P.]. 



Dr. li. V. Ikering 



[0.]. 

 Mr. A. H. Roff [C.]. 



Oorumba, Prov, 



Matto Grosso. 

 Ohapada Plateau, 



'Piov. Matto Grosso. 

 S. Lorenzo, Rio 

 Grande do Sul. 

 A-i. Hgr. (V. 149; 0.66) Moyobamba, N.E. 



&yg. (V. 153; 0.48). Peru. 



k. Skull. Oayenne, 



12. Liophis epinepheflus. — 



Liophis epinephelus, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1862, p. 78, and Joum. 

 Ac. Philad. viii. 1876, p. 136 ; Giinth. Biol. C.-Am., Sept. p. 107, 

 pi. xxxvii. fig. B (1893). 



Eye rather large ; snout moderate. Eostral broader than deep, 

 visible from above ; internasals as long as broad or a little broader 

 than long, as long as or shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal once 

 and one third to once and two thirds as long as broad, as long as or 

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

 little shorter than the parietals ; loreal deeper than long ; one prae- 

 and two postoculars ; temporals 1 + 2 ; eight upper labials, fourth 

 and fifth entering the eye ; five lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin-shields, which are as long as the posterior. Scales in 

 17 rows. Ventrals 137-151; anal divided; suboaudals 51-59. 

 Length of tail 4| to 5 times in the total length. Olive, greyish, 

 or purplish above, with black cross bands ; the scales between the 

 black cross bands edged with white or red ; upper surface of head 

 dark olive or dark grey, usually with a black spot on each parietal 

 shield; upper lip white; belly white, usually with black spots; 

 outer ends of ventrals grey. , 



Total length 710 millim. ; tail 150. 



Costa Rica, Colombia. 



a. d (V. 143 ; 0. 58). 



b-ff. ? (V. 145, 147, 146, 

 149, 149 ; 0. 57, 57, 52, 

 51, 59)&hgr. (V. 141; 

 0. 55). 



h. d (V. 161 ; 0. 63). 



Cartago, Costa Rica. 

 Irazu, Costa Rica. 



Rio Fusio, Cost'a Rica. 



i-n. d (V. 137, 142; C. OHriqui. 

 53, 55), 5 (V. 139, 140; 

 0. 59, 69), & yg. (V. 

 142, 147 ; C. 59, 58). 



F. D. Godman Esq. 



[P.]. 



Mr. H. Rogers [C] ; 

 F.D. Godman, Esq. 

 [P.]. 

 G. C. Champion, Esq. 



[0.]. 



13. LiopMs reginsB. 



Coluber reginse, Unn. Mus. Ad. Frid. p. 24, pi. xiii. fig. 3 (1754) 



and S. N. i. p. 378 (1766) ; Baud. Sept. vii. p. 172 (1803). 

 ? Coluber violaceus, Zacep. Serp. pp. 116, 172, pi. viii. fig. 1 (1789), 

 Coluber graphicus, Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 474 (1802). 



