Arizona Ground Snake

Chilomeniscus cinctus, (Cope)

Colouration: Reddish-white, the body encircled by broad black rings, which are narrower on the abdomen.
Distribution: Three specimens are known; two were taken in southern Arizona and the other in Lower California.

Differs from the preceding by an arrangement of the head shields: "Nasal separated from the preocular by the prefrontals, which reach the labials." The colouration is also different.

The Genus Cemophora: One species known. It is brilliantly marked with scarlet, yellow and black. Head small and sharply conical, the rostral plate projecting forward slightly, in pointed fashion. A loreal plate; scales in 19 rows; ventral plate entire.