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pattern. Although the pale brown back and upper sides of torrei are transversely marked 

 by a series of indistinct darker blotches, as in boa, two of these being on the caudal and one 

 opposite the origin of the pectoral, the finer markings of torrei consist of small oval whitish 



Figure 35. Scyliorhinus torrei. A Anterior part of 

 head of specimen illustrated in Fig. 34, from below, 

 about 1.7 X. B Pelvic fins and claspers of male, about 

 292 mm. long(Harv. Mus. Comp. ZooL, No. 36093), 

 about 1.7 X. 



spots (in contrast to the dark markings of boa) which are rather evenly distributed over 

 the whole back and upper sides. The lower surface is of a very pale shade of the same tint 

 as the upper sides, or nearly white, without evident markings either on the trunk or on 

 the fins. 



Size. The male of torrei has claspers extending far beyond the tips of the pelvics 

 (suggesting maturity or approaching maturity) at a total length of only about 247 mm., 

 showing that this is a much smaller species than boa, perhaps not growing much larger 

 than a maximum of 300 mm. or so. 



Develof mental Stages. Neither the eggs nor the embryos of torrei have yet been 

 seen. 



Habits. Nothing is known of its habits. 



