1875.] 205 [Garman. 



one and two; upper labials eight, fourth and fifth in contact with the 

 eye; lower nine, fifth pair largest; anterior pair of inframaxillaries 

 twice the size of the posterior. Eye moderate, lateral; pupil round. 

 Posterior maxillary teeth larger, smooth, separated from the others 

 by an interspace. Dorsal scales nearly as wide as long, smooth, in 

 twenty three rows. Abdominal scutellse two hundred and eight. 

 Anal entire. Subcaudals thirty-nine. pairs. 



Colors red, black and white, in transverse rings. Body encircled 

 by sixteen rings of red, from six to fifteen scales in width, separated 

 by fifteen pairs of black rings, from two to three scales wide, each pair 

 enclosing a single white ring from three to five scales in width. Each 

 scale in the white has an oval spot of black in its centre. These 

 rings extend quite around the body ; the black grow narrower on the 

 abdomen. All the shields of the head are marked with black; the 

 rostral has a spot in its centre; a large spot covers the junction of the 

 first pair of lower labials with the inframaxillaries, and a wide band 

 passes over vertical and supraorbitals through the eye on the fourth 

 and fifth labials. A narrow band of black, two scales wide, passes 

 around the head behind the occipitals, and in front of the first band 

 of red fifteen scales in width. Total length, 30.5 inches ; tail, 3.4 inches. 



From the Daule River, Ecuador, one specimen. 



Brachyryton cloelia Duni. et Bibr. 



Daule River, Ecuador. 



Leptognathus nebulatus Giinth. 



In both specimens the dark bands are margined with white; one 

 has a rudimentary anteorbital below the loral on each side. Length 

 of one example, 16.5 inches; tail, 4 in. This specimen has one hun- 

 dred and ninety-three abdominals and eight pairs of subcaudals. 

 Daule River, Ecuador. - 



Eteirodipsas annulata Jan. 



One of these specimens is quite young, and has the brown of the 

 back and sides in continuous longitudinal bands; excepting slight 

 sinuations in the anterior portion of the dorsal band, there is no in- 

 dication of the spots. Daule River, Ecuador. Seven specimens. 



Elaps Dumerili Jan. 



Its common name, " Culebra coral," or Coral snake, is applied to 

 all red banded snakes, of whatever genus or family. No band of 

 lighter color on the head in front of the eyes. The black of the head 

 extends upon the lower labials. 



Bothrops pictus Jan. 



One specimen from Lima, Peru. 



