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~Geophis zeledoni~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:693, fig. 4, July 15, 1954.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 31992, Finca Zeledon, between Volcán Barba and Volcán Poás, Heredia Province (?), Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 24, 1952.

PARATYPE.--No. 31951, data same as on holotype.

~Lampropeltis doliata taylori~ Tanner and Loomis, Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci., 60:31, pls. 3-4, April 23, 1957.

PARATYPE.--No. 38952, Vernal, Uintah County, Utah; Lawrence Atwood; 1955.

~Lycodon osmanhilli~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 33:562, pl. 20, March 20, 1950.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 24141, Colombo, Ceylon; W. C. Osman Hill; date unknown.

~Micrurus alleni richardi~ Taylor [= Micrurus richardi Taylor, according to Taylor (Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:777, 1954)], Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:169, pl. 23, fig. 7, October 1, 1951.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 25189, Los Diamantes, 1 kilometer east of Guápiles, Limón Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Richard C. Taylor; September 8, 1947.

~Micrurus pachecoi~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:165, pl. 22, fig. 6, October 1, 1951.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 25188, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica; collector and date unknown.

~Micrurus richardi~ Taylor--See Micrurus alleni richardi Taylor.

~Natrix harteri paucimaculata~ Tinkle and Conant, Southwestern Naturalist, 6:34 figs. 1-2, June 10, 1961.

PARATYPES.--Nos. 59884 and 59885, Colorado River south of city limits of Robert Lee, Coke County, Texas; Donald W. Tinkle and Don L. McGregor; October 8, 1960.

~Natrix rigida sinicola~ Huheey, Copeia, 1959(4):305, fig. 1, December 30, 1959.

PARATYPE.--No. 24500, Steep Hill Creek, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana; Henry S. Fitch; August 15, 1947.

~Ninia cerroensis~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:699, figs. 5-6, July 15, 1954.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 31935, Pacific slope of Cerro de la Muerte, 7500 feet, San José Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 8, 1952.

~Nothopsis torresi~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:31, pl. 1, October 1, 1951.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 25719, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 16, 1947.

NOTE.--Taylor (1951:31) erroneously listed the number of the holotype as 28719.

~Pliocercus annellatus~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 34:107, pl. 10, fig. 4, October 1, 1951.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 25730, Morehouse Finca, 5 miles southwest of Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; July 11, 1947.

NOTE.--Taylor (1951:107) erroneously listed the number of the holotype as 25370.

~Rhadinaea altamontanus~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:740, fig. 16, July 15, 1954.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 30962, National Forest Reserve, Pan-American Highway, Talamanca Range, Cartago Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor and Jack Reark; August, 1951.

~Rhadinaea decipiens rubricollis~ Taylor, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 36:739, July 15, 1954.

HOLOTYPE.--No. 31956, Cinchona, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica; Edward H. Taylor; June 23, 1952.

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