Nov. 51 

 1923 J 



AMARAL NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF SNAKES 



87 



chin shields 



Rhadinaea brazili sp. no v. 



Head slightly distinct from the neck; eye moderate, with round pupil; 

 17 maxillary teeth, forming an uninterrupted series. 



Rostral much broader than deep, visible from above; internasals as 

 broad as long, a little shorter than the praefrontals; frontal slightly longer 

 than broad, slightly shorter than its distance from the end of the snout, 

 shorter than the parietals; loreal as long as deep; one large praeocular 

 reaching the upper surface of the head; 2 postoculars; temporals, 1+2; 

 8 upper labials, 4th and 5th entering the orbit; 4 or 5 lower labials in con- 

 tact with the anterior chin shields, which are as long as the posterior. 

 Scales smooth, without apical pits, in 17 rows; ventrals, 191; anal divided; 

 subcaudals, 45-61. 



Blackish above, with narrow whitish cross-bands anteriorly, entirely 

 black posteriorly; head brownish black; lips brown, spotted with darker; 

 belly brownish yellow with transverse black spots. 



Represented in the collection of the Instituto de Butantan by three 

 specimens: — 



Type, no. 930, adult d\ sent alive from the locality Julio Pontes, State of 

 Sao Paulo, Brazil, by Mr. Manoel Mariano da Silva Jota, in October, 1912; 

 subcaudals, 30/30 -f- 1; total length, 685 mm. + n; tail, 70 mm. +n. 



