1112 DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF HOPLOCEPHALUS. 



with the nasal shield occupies the place of the loreal. The nasal 

 shield is elongate, with the nostril in the middle, the third and 

 fourth upper labial shields together bound the entire lower margin 

 of the eye and one half of the anterior margin. The eye is of 

 moderate size, the pupil round. The body is round, thin at the 

 neck, gradually thickening to the middle, and becoming very fine 

 at the tail, which terminates in an acute point. 



I have never seen but the one specimen of this snake, which was 

 captured a few weeks ago near Bega by Mr. Charles Anderson, 

 and sent by him to Mr. Masters the Curator of the Macleay- 

 Museum. It is quite distinct from all the other described species 

 of Hoplocephalus, a genus now numbering 24 well-marked species. 



