. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE BATEACIIIA OP NOKTlt AMERICA. 163 Upper lip moderately triiucate, with iiifranareal angles, aud in one, riidimeutal cirri. The muzzle is rather thick and short, the head flat; in one smaller specimen the former is a little longer than in the others and the width of the head relatively less. The vomerine teeth form short series, each rather suddenly bent backwards; the pterygoid two narrow patches not approaching the vomerines, the relations in this respect being as in S. hilineatus. The color in four specimens is an unspotted brown, the
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. THE BATEACIIIA OP NOKTlt AMERICA. 163 Upper lip moderately triiucate, with iiifranareal angles, aud in one, riidimeutal cirri. The muzzle is rather thick and short, the head flat; in one smaller specimen the former is a little longer than in the others and the width of the head relatively less. The vomerine teeth form short series, each rather suddenly bent backwards; the pterygoid two narrow patches not approaching the vomerines, the relations in this respect being as in S. hilineatus. The color in four specimens is an unspotted brown, the inferior sur- faces paler, especially the gular region. In the smaller specimen above mentioned, which seems to constitute a variety, the brown color forms a broad dorsal band with dark points; the sides are of a pinkish gray, aud the under surfaces light e 7 4 s â v Fig. 39. Spclcrpes tnulti%ilicatus. 'S^o. 4038. Eed Eiver, Ark.; ?, ^. Measurements of the largest specimen on the axis of the bodtj. Inches. Length from muzzle to orbit 05 Length from muzzle to rictus 12 Length from muzzle to axilla .425 Length from muzzle to groin Length from muzzle to end of tail , Length of fore limb 233 Length of fore-foot 08 Length of hind limb 29 Length of hind foot 133 Width of head at anterior angle orbits 1 Width of head at rictus , 22 Width of body at sacrum 15 The form of this species would indicate it to be terrestrial in its hab- its. Of its geographical range we have as yet little information, except that it belongs to the southern central region of the continent. Profes- sor Cragin sent me a specimen which was taken in southern Kansas, and the types were found as below stated. No. 4038; 5 specimens; Eed Eiver, Arkansas; Dr. L. A. Edwards. SPELERPES BILINEATUS Green.* Baird, Journ. Ac. Phila. (2), i, p. 287; Cope, Proc. Ac. Phila., 1869, p. 107; Strauch, Salam., p. 82; Cope, Amer. Nat. iv, p. 401; Gray, Cat. Batr. Grad. Brit. Mus., ed. i, p. 44; liallowell, Journ.
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