ECHIDNA INORNATA.— Smitp. 



Reptilia. — Plate IV. 



E. supra flavo-bninnea, subtus brunneo-flava, bninneo marmorata ; cauda supra fusco-variegata ; capite 

 distincto oblongo cordiformi ; scutis abdorainalibus UO; scutis subcaudalibus serie duplici col- 

 locatis circiter 24. 



LoNGiTUDO 13j uno. 



Colour.— Back and sides dark yellowish brown ; belly brownish yellow, 

 sparingly sprinkled w ith brownish dots ; tail above indistinctly marked with 

 dull brown spots or bars. 



Form, &c.— Head oblong, heart-shaped, and rounded at the nose, above 

 flat, with a slight hollow between the eyes, depending upon the superciliary 

 arches being considerably elevated; temples convex and bulging; nostrils 

 close to the extremity of the head, their openings directed forewards and out- 

 wards ; eyes lateral, and approaching the nostrils; neck considerably nar- 

 rower than the hindhead ; the body increases in size till within about four 

 inches of the anus, where its thickness is greatest, from thence it tapers 

 gradually to the latter. The tail is very short and slender, and terminates in 

 a fine point. The scales on the nose and sides of the head in front of the eyes 

 rounded, slightly convex, and smooth ; on the top of the head, and on the space 

 under the eyes and temples, they are rather oblong and slightly carinated ; 

 the eyes surrounded by a complete ring of small plane scales. On the neck, 

 body, and tail, the scales are oval and slightly convex, each with a strong 

 carina along its centre, and are disposed in oblique rows across the back ; on 

 the tail and hinder part of the body, the points of the scales reach, 

 or even overlap the base of those directly behind tliem, whereby the carina 

 are contiguous and form a series of delicate uninterrupted longitudinal ridges. 

 On the remainder of the body they are more apart, and the continuous ridges 

 do not exist. 



DIMENSIONS. Inches. . 



Length from the tip of the nose to the extremity of the tail 1 3^ 



Length of the tail ^T 



Circumference of the thickest part of the body 2| 



