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distiiiR'u t'rom the eud of thf snout or a littlf shorter, li, to If times 

 as loiin' as liroad, angular or rounded iu front, narrower behind, 

 distinctly grooved ; parietals 1^ to l-J times as long as broad, iu contact 

 with the uj)per postocular ; interparietal extremely narrow, iu contact 

 with or narrowly separated from the very small occipital.* Two large 

 suj^raoculars, subec^ual or auterior the shorter, entirely surrouuded by 

 a series of granules,t of which larger cues represent the first and 

 fourth supraoculars ; 5 or (5 superciliaries. Lower eyelid somewhat 

 transparent, with feebly enlarged scales in the middle, some of which 

 may be deeper than the others. Rostral not entering the nostril ; a 

 single postnasal ; anterior loreal shorter thau second ; 6 upper labials 

 anterior to the subocular, which is narrower beneath than above. A 

 long, narrow upper temporal, followed by a shorter shield ; temporal 

 scales very small and granular above, much larger beneath ; a small 

 curved tympanic shield usually present. 



4 pairs of chin-shields, first three in contact in the middle ; 25 to 28 

 gular scales in a straight line in the middle, granular in front, gradu- 

 ally or abruf)tly enlarged and imbricate towards the collar ; no gular 

 fold. Collar with strongly serrated edge, composed of 7 or 8 plates. 



Scales granular and smooth behiud the occiput, rhombic, subimln-i 

 cate, and keeled on the body ; 4 or 6 series of hexagonal, strongly 

 keeled plates along the back, 8 between the hiud limbs. 24 to 28 J 

 plates and scales across the middle of the body. Ventral plates in 6 

 longitudiual aud 27 to 30 transverse series, the border of the transverse 

 series feebly uotched between the plates, the median pair of which is 

 narrower than the others. Preanal plates small and irregular, or one 

 enlarged. 



11 to 13 femoral pores on each side. 26 to 31 lamellar scales under 

 the fourth toe. 



Caudal scales iu nearly equal whoi-ls, ujjper ol)li(j[ue, strougly aud 

 diagonally keeled, pointed and more or less distinctly mucrouate behind, 

 lower keeled, except the basals ; 22 to 28 scales in the fourth or fifth 

 whorl behind the postanal granules. 



Youug black above with five yellowish white longitudinal streaks, 

 the median bifurcating on the nape, the two laterals as in the preceding 

 species ; head aud limbs brown above,hind limbs with round whitespots ; 

 throat aud belly white, lower surface of hind limbs and tail coral-red. 

 Adult brown above, with a more or less distinct yellow vertebral streak. 



* A small shield bet^Neeii the interparietal and the occipital iu one young- 

 specimen. 



t In one of the two type specimens described by Steindachner the circle of 

 graniiles is incomplete, the supraoculars being in contact with the frontal. 



I 30 in the tyjie of Ereuiias heterolepis, according to Boettger. 



