99. coNTiA. 265 



12. Contia taylori. (Plate XII. fig. 3.) 



Rostral broader thau deep, the portion visible from above one 

 half to two thirds as long as its distance from the frontal ; nasal 

 undivided ; suture between the internasals as long as or shorter than 

 that between the prsefrontals ; frontal about once and a half as long 

 as broad, broader than the supraocular, longer than its distance from 

 the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals; loreal 

 small, longer than deep ; one prse- and two postooulars ; temporals 

 1 + 1 or 1+2; seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the 

 eye ; three or four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields ; posterior chin-shields very small and separated from each 

 other. Scales in 13 rows. Ventrals 126-137; anal divided; 

 subeaudals 37-46. Pale brown above, each scale darker along the 

 centre ; upper lip and lower parts white. 



Total length 270 millim. ; tail 55. 



Texas, North Mexico. 



a-c. cJ (V. 126, 133, 137 ; Duval Co., Texas. W. Taylor, Esq. [P.]. 



0. 46, 46, 46). 

 d. ? (V. 136; C. 37). Nuevo Leon. W. Taylor, Esq. [P.] 



13. Contia episcopa. 



Lamprosoma episcopum, Kennicott, U. 8. Mex. Bound. Surv,, Sept. 



p. 22, pi. viii. fig. 2 (1859) ; Bocourt, Miss. 8c. Mex., Bept. p, 559, 



pi. xxxiv. flg. 4 (1883). 

 Contia episcopa, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 251, and Bull. U. 8. 



Nat. Mus. no. 17, 1880, p. 20 ; Oarm. N. Am. Rept. p. 94, pi. vi. 



fig. 2 (1883) ; Cope, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus. xiv. 1892, p. 600. 

 Homalosoma episcopum, Jan, Arch. Zool. An. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 35, 



and Icon. Gin. 13, pi. iv. fig. 2 (1865). 



Rostral a little broader than deep, the portion visible from above 

 about half as long as its distance from the frontal ; nasal undivided ; 

 suture between the internasals shorter than that between the prse- 

 frontals; frontal about once and a half as long as broad, broader 

 than the supraocular, longer than its distance from the end of the 

 snout, a little shorter than the parietals ; loreal small, longer than 

 deep; one prae- and two postoculars; temporals 1+2 or 1 + 1; 

 seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; four lower 

 labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields; posterior chin- 

 shields very small. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 145-163 ; anal 

 divided ; subeaudals 35-57. Uniform yellowish or greenish brown, 

 each scale with a lighter margin ; lower parts uniform yellowish 

 white. 



Total length 250 millim. ; tail 60. 



Texas, North Mexico. 



a-h. cJ (V. 145 ; C. 67) & hgr. Nuevo Leon. W. Taylor, Esq. [P.]. 

 (V.148; C. 48). 



