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i-iiis is perhaps rather a nice point which may require a practised eye to 



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Caneaila . 



Fig. It). — Kaia tripndians (nat. size), 



determine positively, but to an observant enquirer there should be little 

 difficulty, and with proper care the character is a very valuable one. 



Supplementary characters. — Frtefrontah touch the internasal, prse- 

 ocular, supraocular, and frontal. Temporals 2, the lower touching the 

 5th and Gth supralabials. Supralahials 7. Anterior sublinguals touch 

 4 infralabials. Posterior sublinguals touch the 4th and 5th infralabials 



