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TAB. x 
COLUSL KR POUORPAERTACES: 
THE CRIMSON-SIDED SNAKE. 
BGOBPOPIOSBSBEOSBIOSOSs 
CHARACTER GENERICUS. 
Scuta abdominalia. 
Squamea fubcaudales. Lin. Syft. Nat. p. 275. 
CHARACTER SPECIFICUS. 
Coluber nigro-violaceus, lateribus abdomineque pur- 
pureis, {cutis nigro marginatis. 
Scut. abdom. 188. Scut. anal.7. Squam. fubcaud. 45. 
a 4 Mh a ee ee 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Scuta or femicircular fcales under the abdomen. 
Divided Scuta or large alternate fcales under the tail. 
