58£ CORAL SLOAV-M'ORHi. 



proportion : the ground-colour is a rich yeilow- 

 ferruginous or orange, on which are disposed, 

 throughout the whole length of the animal, nu- 

 merous, moderately broad, equidistant, jet-black 

 transverse bands, not continued entirely round the 

 body, but alternating with each other, and termi- 

 nating in rounded extremities : the scales on the 

 intermediate parts are generally tipped with brown, 

 exhibiting more or less of a speckled appearance 

 on the skin : when this animal, however, has been 

 preserved for any considerable length of time in 

 spirits, the orange-colour fades into white, in con- 

 sequence of Avhich, the specimens usually seen in 

 Museums appear variegated only with black and 

 white : the head is small, and the tail very short, 

 viz. not above one twentieth of the whole length, 

 and terminating obtusely : this species is a native 

 of South America and some of the West-Indian 

 islands. 



CORAL SLOW^-WORM. 



Anguis Corallina. A. ruhescens, sangmneO'Dariatus, 

 Pale-red Slow- Worm, with blood-red variegations. 

 Anguis corallinus. Lm. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 1123. 

 Serpens coralloides Brasiliensis rubra. Seb. .2. t. 73../. 2, 



A LARGE and highly elegant species: length 

 about a foot and half : thickness very consider- 

 able :; ground-colour pale red, with very broad 

 alternating fasciae and variegations of deep coral 

 red : the scales are moderately large, and of a 



