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oculars. Scales smooth, without apical groove, elongate on the anterior parts 
of the trunk, and square posteriorly. Ventrals rounded, about 200; anal 
entire ; subcaudals two-rowed. Eye rather large. The maxillary teeth form 
a continuous series, and gradually increase in length posteriorly, none of 
them being grooved. M, olivacens^ sp. n., from Manado. 
Coronclla mistriaca. A most accurate account of the habits of this snake 
by Dr. E. Opel, translated by the Rev. W. W. Spicer, appeared in the 
^Zoologist,’ 1865, pp. 9505-9512. Figured by .Tan, Iconogr. part 14, pi. C. 
lig. 4. 
Cormella doliata and varieties, fig. by .Tan, 1. c. pi. 4 ,* and described by 
Prince Max, Nov. Act. Leopold. Carol, xxxii. p. 99, taf. 7. figs. 4-G (head). 
Liophis. M. Jan has figured two species, Iconogr. part 13, pi. 6 1 L. leu- 
cogastcr, which is the young of some Colubrine snake, the native country of 
which is not known ; and L. pcecilostictus, very similar in appearance to 
L. merremii, 
Ccmopliora coccmca and C. copci, fig. by .Tan, 1 . c. part 11, pi. 5. 
Pliocet'cus dhmdiatuSy sp. n.. Cope, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1865, p. 190, 
from Costa Rica. 
PUocercus euryzonus (Cope), has been named by M. Jan Cosmiosophis 
splcndcns. Cope, 1. c. 
Coluber. The following species are figured by Jan, Iconogr. part 12, pi. 6 : 
Coluber gctulus] part 1.3, pi. 5 : C. quadrilineatus •, part 14, pi. 6: C. getidus, 
var. sayi and var. calif ornica ; pi. 6 : C, consincillatus and C. rufodorsatus 
(scxlmeatus), 
Stegomtus (Dum. and Bibr.). Mr. Cope states that Lielaplm (Gthr.) is 
identical with this genus, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. 1865, p. 197 ; but Lie- 
laphis has neither a diacranterian dentition, like Stegonotus, nor has it tho 
body compressed. Stegonottis is described as having some 25 teeth in each 
maxillary, Liclaphis has about half this number. 
Lielaphis batjanensis, sp. n., Gunther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1865, xv. 
p. 93, pi. 2. fig. A, from Batjan. 
Spilotcs megalolcpisj sp. n., Giinther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Ilist. 1865, xv. 
p. 93, from South America. 
Zamenis ventrimaculatus, var. C, Giinth., has been named Z. rlwdoraclm 
by M. Jan. De Filippi, Viaggio in Persia, p. 356. 
Tituoplm melanoleucus described by Prince Max, 1. c. p. 95. 
Spalerosophis (!), Jan, is the name of a new Ophidian genus from Westeni 
Persia. It is said to belong to the family of Colubridae ; and the following 
is the description : — Aspect of a Periops and of a Booid. Head covered above 
with 20 or 25 small irregular shields, occupying the place of the frontals j 
eye surrounded by 10 or 13 shields ; loreal and temporals replaced by nu- 
merous small shields. Teeth smooth, equal in size. Fourteen or fifteen 
upper labials ; scales in 41-43 series ; subcaudals divided. — Sp. microlepisy 
sp. n. ; ventral shields 263, subcaudals 100. De Filippi, Viaggio in Persia, 
p. 356. 
Dromicus godmanni, sp. n., Giinther, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1865, xv. 
p. 94, from Guatemala. 
Tropidonoius, M, Jan has described the following species as new (Ca- 
