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TAB. III. 
COLUBER Dumfrisiensis. 
Dumfriesshire Snake. 
Class 3. Amphibia. Order!. Reptilia. 
Gen. Char. Plates on the belly. Scales under 
the tail. 
Spec. Char. Plates on the belly 162 . Scales under 
the tail about 80 . 
This Coluber seems to be entirely new, and was discovered 
b Y T. TP. Simmons , near Dumfries. As only one specimen 
has been seen, we cannot say much with regard to its usual 
size. The figures are pretty accurately drawn, as to the 
size of the specimen. The scales of the back are extremely 
simple, not carinated — sec the lowest figure. 
It is of a pale brown colour, with pairs of reddish brown 
stripes from side to side over the back, somewhat zigzag j 
with intervening spots on the sides. 
