t probably was
this species in Barranca de Bejuco.
~Enulius unicolor~ (Fischer)
_Geophis unicolor_ Fischer, Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen, 7:227,
1882.--Mexico. Type locality restricted to Chilpancingo,
Guerrero, Mexico, by Smith and Taylor (1950a:331).
_Enulius unicolor_, Taylor and Smith, Univ. Kansas Sci.
Bull., 25:247, July 10, 1939.
Between Ario de Rosales and La Playa; Coalcoman; Jungapeo
(4); between Zitacuaro and Tuxpan.
This small snake has been collected from beneath rocks in brushy areas
and broad-leafed forest between 900 and 1800 meters; it has not been
found in coniferous forest. The limited ecological data suggest that the
species inhabits the transition zone between the tropical scrub forest
and the temperate hardwood forest.
All of the specimens have 17 rows of scales; four males have 169-178
(174.2) ventrals and 102-111 (106.8) caudals; two females have 192 and
195 ventrals and 96 and 87 caudals. Three individuals have one
postocular on one side and two on the other; in the other specimens
there are two postoculars on each side. The largest male has a body
length of 232 mm. and a tail length of 130 mm.; the largest female has a
body length of 274 mm. and a tail length of 119 mm.
~Geagras redimitus~ Cope
_Geagras redimitus_ Cope, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.
Philadelphia, ser. 2, 8:141, 1876.
San Juan de Lima (2).
Previously this species was known definitely only from the Plains of
Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. _Sphenocalamus lineolatus_ was described by Fischer
(1883:5) from Mazatlan; this name has been placed in the synonymy of
_Geagras redimitus_ Cope. Although Fischer gave the type locality only
as "Mazatlan" and did not designate the state, it is probable that the
type originated from Mazatlan, Sinaloa. The present specimens are from a
locality almost midway between Tehuantepec and Mazatlan and support the
possibility that _Geagras_ ranges along the Pacific coast of Mexico from
Oaxaca to Sinaloa.
The two specimens from Michoacan (UMMZ 114446-7), both males, have 118
and 122 ventrals, 31 and 33 caudals, body lengths of 108 and 81 mm., and
tail lengths of 20 and 15 mm. Both have 1-1 preoculars, 1-1 postoculars,
1-2 temporals, 6-6 upper labials, and 5-5 lower labials. In life, the
dorsum was pale tan; the top of the head and the middorsal and lateral
stripes were dark brown; the belly was white. The occipital spots were
pale pinkish tan. Both spe
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