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COPHIAS ATROX.— Fierce Cophias. 



Spec. Char. Body grey brown, with transverse whitish 

 stripes ; abdomen dusky, with white transverse varie- 

 gations. 



Coluber Atrox ; Shaw, Zool. iii. p. 429. Lin.Sysl. p. 388. Mus. Ad. Fred. p. 33, 

 t.22, f.2. 



Length about eighteen inches ; it is a poisonous snake, and is 

 said to inhabit Ceylon. 



COPHIAS MEGJERA.— The Megara. 



Spec. Char. Body above brownish-green, with obscure 

 bands margined with black ; abdomen yellow, without 

 spots ; length three feet. 



Bothrops Megoera ; Spix et Wagler } \Serp. Bras. p. 50, t. 19. 



Found by Dr. Spix in the province of Bahia, in Brazil. 



COPHIAS FURIA.— Fiend Cophias. 



Spec. Char. Body dull brown ; abdomen yellowish, 

 sometimes marked with blackish spots ; length three 

 feet. 



Bothrops furia ; Spix el Wagler, Serp. Bras. p. 52, t. 20. 



Inhabits the banks of the river Amazon, in South America ; 

 feeding on insects, birds, and the smaller quadrupeds. 



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