COLUBRID. 33 
oecurs in Africa, and also in the United States of North 
America. 
The second species, Colubrina, is composed of 6 varieties. 
made up of 16 sub-varieties. as follows, viz.: 
No. 1. Col. C. Elaphis. 3 sub-varieties. 
2.  Compsesoma. 4 a 
3. Cynophis. 2 i 
4 * Peas, 2 : 
5d. *  Henelaphis. 1 sub-variety. 
6. = Zamenis. + sub-varieties. 
The greater part of these are found in India; many others 
occur in South America: bur. as yet, none of them are clas- 
sified. 
: : ft 4 Rec 
The third species. Dryadina. is composed of + varieties. 
made up of 7 sub-varicties. as follows, viz.: 
No. 1. Col. Dryadina zacevs. 4 sub-varieties. 
ae i herpatoreas. 1 sub-variety. 
3. *: guttatus. 1 sub-variety, or Corn 
Snake: abounds in North Ameriea, 
and is from 5 to 6 feet long. 
4, * arboreum virides. 1 sub-variety ; is 
the North American Green Snake. 
The fourth 
made up of 17 subvarieties, as follows, viz.: 
feicing, 1s composed of 4 varieties, 
No. 1. Col. natricinus tropidonets. 13 sub-varietics. 
2: atretium. 2 * Chittee R. 
a * xenovhrophis. 1 sub-varigty. 
4. es prvmnomicdon. i ue 
5. Col. natr. ccretivm, has a sub-variery. called Chittee 
in India, described as follows. viz.: 
Abjomina. scuta 154. subcaudal squame 7 = 221. Length 1°77 sail 
