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VIPERID.E. 



SQUAMATA. 

 (OPHIDIA.) 



VIPERJD^. 



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Genus, Pelius. Merr. 



Generic Character. — Head depressed, oblong-ovate, somewhat compressed 

 before, and wider behind the eyes ; vertex covered with scuta ; no pit between 

 the nostrils and eyes ; tail with double plates beneath. 



COMMON VIPER. 



ADDER. 



Pelius Berus. 



