. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 314 COLUBEIDiE. ^^ 113. GEOPHIS. Catostoina (non Lesueur), Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 194 (1830). Geophis, Wagler, I. c. p. 342 ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 528 (1883). Rabdosoma, part., Bum. 8f Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. 91 (1854); Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 10 (1858); Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 10. Colobog-nathus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1859, p. 275. Geophidium, Peters, Man. Berl. Ac. 1861, p. 923. Elapoides, part., Jan, I. c. p. 20. Colophrys, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 130. Parageophis, Bocou
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 314 COLUBEIDiE. ^^ 113. GEOPHIS. Catostoina (non Lesueur), Wagler, Syst. Amph. p. 194 (1830). Geophis, Wagler, I. c. p. 342 ; Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 528 (1883). Rabdosoma, part., Bum. 8f Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. 91 (1854); Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 10 (1858); Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 10. Colobog-nathus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1859, p. 275. Geophidium, Peters, Man. Berl. Ac. 1861, p. 923. Elapoides, part., Jan, I. c. p. 20. Colophrys, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 130. Parageophis, Bocourt, I. c. p. 534. MaxiUary short, with 7 to 12 small, equal teeth; mandibular teeth subequal. Head small, not distinct from neck; eye small, with round or vertically subelliptic pupil; nostril between two nasals ; no prseocular, loreal and prsefrontal entering the eye; internasals and supraoculars present or absent; parietals in contact with labials. Body cylindrical; scales smooth or keeled, without apical pits, in 15 or 17 rows ; ventrals rounded. Tail moderate or short; subcaudals in two rows. Central and South America. Fig. Skull of Geophis semidoliatus. Synopsis of the Species. I. A single pair of chin-shields ; scales in 15 rows ; ventrals 170. 1. poeppiffii, p. 316. L. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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