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LODIA 



Baird & Girard, 1853, Cat. N. A. Serp., 116. 



Head distinct. Frontal divided transversely. Nasal in two parts. 

 Loreal entering orbit, fused with the lower anteocular. Oculars 1—2. 

 Mentals one pair. Eyes rather large, pupil round. Scales smooth. 

 Anal bifid. Subcaudals in two rows. 



Lobia tenuis 



B. & G., 1853, Serp., 116; Bd., 1859, P. R. B. Rep., X, pi. 36, f. 8; Cope, 

 1S75, Checklist, 36. Calamaria tenuis B. & G., 1852, Pr. Phil. Ac, 176. 

 Body slender, subcylindrical ; tail short, conical, tapering. Frontal 

 hexagonal, lateral borders parallel. A small subelliptical shield 

 between prefrontals and frontal. Internasals subtriangular, about 

 half as large as prefrontals. Rostral, broad. Nasal in two parts, 

 nostril between. Loreal large, elongate, entering the orbit, fused 

 with lower anteocular. Oculars 1 — 2. Anterior temporal largest, 

 elongate. Labials 6. Infralabials 6, fourth largest. One pair of 

 mentals. Scales rather large, smooth, in 15 rows, outer broader. 

 Ventrals 150. Anal entire. Subcaudals 33 pairs. Brown above, 

 bluish laterally, with a longitudinal stripe of lighter on each flank. 

 Belly lighter, bases of scutes bluish. 



Oregon and Washington Territories. 



Ninia 94 



B. & G., 1853, Serp., 49. Streptophorus T>. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 514. 



Ninia liebmanni 95 



Qiersodromus liebmanni Reinh., 1860, Vid. Medd. Kjobenh., 35, pi. IV, 

 f. 10, 11; Cope, 1861, Pr. Phil. Ac, 302; Jan, 1862, Arch. Zool., II, 

 25, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 3, f. 2. 



Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



Ninia sebae 95 



Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 340. Streptophorus sebae D. & B., 1S54, Erp., 

 VII, 515; Gthr., 1S58, Cat., 16; Jan, 1862, Arch. Zool., II, 26, 27, — 

 1863, Sist, 34, — 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 3, f. 4; Mart., 1856, Mus. 

 Berl., 28. 



Mexico, 



Ninia collaris 95 



Streptopliorus sebae var. collaris Jan, 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 3, f. 6. 



Mexico. 



Ninia sieboldi 96 



Elapoides sieboldi Jan, 1862, Arch. Zool., II, 21, — 1863, Sist, 33, — 

 1865, Icon., livr. 12, pi. 1, f. 4. 



Mexico. 



Ninia diademata 96 



B. & G., 1853, Serp., 49; Bd., 1859, P. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 27, f. 37. 

 Tropidonotm dimidiatus Cope, 1861, Pr. Phil. Ac, 297. Streptophorus 

 bifasciatus D. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 520; Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 77; Jan, 1862, Arch. Zool., II, 26, — 1863, Sist., 34, — 1865, Icon., 

 livr. 12, pi. 3, f. 3. Mexico. 



