d. CONTIA. 



99. CONTIA. 



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LeptopLis, part., Bell, Zool. Journ. ii. 1826, p. 328 ; Baird Sf Gir. 



Cat. N. Am. Bept. p. 106 (1853). 

 Calamaria, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 25 (1837). 

 Herpetodryaa, part., Schleg. I. c. p. 173 ; Dutn. i^ Bibr. Erp. Gin. 



vii. p. SOS (1864). 

 Chloi'osoma, part., Baird ^ Gir. I. c. p. 108. 

 Contia, Baird ^ Gir. I. c. p. 110 ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, 



p. 251 ; Bocourt, Miss. 8c. Mex., Bept. p. 556 (1883) ; Cope, Proc. 



U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 599. 

 Sonora, Baird ^ Gir. I. c. p. 117. 

 Ablabes, part., Dum. §• Bibr. t. c. p. 804 ; Gtintfi. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 27 



(1858). 

 Lamprosoma (non Kirby), Halloio. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1856, p. 311 ; 



Bocourt, I. c. p. 558. 

 Conopsis, G&nth. I. c. p. 6 ; Bocourt, I. c. p. 563. 

 Cyclophis, part., Gi'mth. I. c. p. 119. 

 Toluca, Eennicott, U.S. Mex. Bound. Surv. ii. Bept. p. 23 (1859) ; 



Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p, 241. 

 Chionactis, Cope, I. c. and Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 604. 

 Liopeltis, part., Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 559 ; Jan, Elenco sist. 



Ofd. p. 81 (1863). 

 Homaloaoma, part., Jan, Arch. Zool.Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 33. 

 Oxyrhina {non Meig ), Jan, I. c. p. 59. 

 Achirhina, Jan, I. c. p. 61. 

 Exorhina, Jan, I, c. 

 Psilosoma, part., Jan, I. c. 

 Eirenis, Jan, t. c. 1863, p. 256. 

 Pseudofioimia, Bocourt, I. c. p. 572, 

 Phyllophilophis, Garman, N. Am. Bept. p. 40 (1883).^ 

 Pseudocyclophis, Boettg. Zool. Am. 1888, p. 262. 

 Pseudocyclophis, part., Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Bept. p. 299 (1890). 



Maxillary teeth small, equal or subequal, 12 to 20 ; mandibular 

 teeth, subequal. Head small, not or but slightly distinct from neck ; 

 eye small or moderate, with round or vertically subelliptic pupil ; 

 nasal often single or semidivided ; loreal sometimes absent ; inter- 

 nasals sometimes fused with the prsefrontals. Body cylindrical; 

 scales smooth or keeled, with apical pits, in 13 to 19 rows ; ventrals 

 rounded. Tail short, moderate or ' long ; subcaudals in two 

 rows. 



South-western Asia and Sind ; America. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 I. Eostral shield moderate. 



A. Scales keeled, in 15 rows; ventrals 148-166; subcaudals 



111-148 1- (estiva, p. 258. i/ - S . 



B. Scales smooth. 



1. l^Tasal entire (exceptionally semidivided). 



