10. TR0PID0N0TU8. 



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Owing to the difficulty, in some cases, of ascertaining the type of 

 dentitiSn, the preceding synopsis may not fulfil its purpose. It is 

 therefore suppk'mented by the following tabulation of the numbers 

 of shields and scutes, "vvhich may not unfrequcntly more readily assist 

 in the identification of a sj)ecimeii. 



I. European, North African, and "West Asian species. 



II. Asian and Australasian species. 



pealii 



picturatus 



truncatus 



celebiciis , 



swinhonis , 



nv-chalis 



vibakari 



conspicUlatus 



paraUelus 



khasiensis 



' trianguligcrtcs 



petersii 



pujictulatus ... 



modest us 



sancti-johannh 



piscatur 



aspcrrimus . . . 



annularis 



■plati/ceps 



tigrinus 



pryeri 



himalayanus . . . 



ceylonensis 



heddomii 



stolaius 



vittatus 



nigrocinctus ... 

 subminiatus ... 



spilogaster 



chrysargus 



montkvla 



macalatus 



chrysargoides... 

 saravacensis ... 



Sc. 



19 

 15-17 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 17 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 21 

 17 



142-144 

 128-165 

 142-147 



140 



150 

 154-165 

 127-151 

 138-147 

 163-175 

 150-154 

 134-147 

 140-150 

 142-154 

 154-168 

 134-158 

 125-150 

 130-146 

 145-161 

 177-235 

 147-166 

 171-181 

 158-170 

 133-141 

 131-150 

 120-161 

 140-149 

 155-160 

 132-166 

 148-156 

 143-175 

 134-142 

 144-156 

 154-161 

 140-154 



C. 



75-77 

 52-82 



43 



48 



50 

 46-50 

 59-79 

 40-53 

 73-95 

 80-100 

 67-94 

 6.5-78 

 62-83 

 96-122 

 85-98 

 70-90 

 64-95 

 54-69 

 75-107 

 5.5-84 

 114-128 

 79-90 

 48-54 

 65-75 

 50-89 

 53-84 

 81-89 

 65-87 

 75-92 

 60-93 

 80-92 

 9.5-113 

 64-79 

 52-89 



Pr. oc. 



1-2 



1-2 



2 



2 



1 



1 

 1-2 



1 

 1-3 

 1-2 

 1-2 



1 



1 

 1-2 



1 



1 



1 



1 

 1-2 



2 



1 

 1-2 



2 



1 



1 



1 

 1-2 



1 

 1-2 

 1-2 



1 



1 



1 



1 



Pt. oc. 



2-3 

 2-3 



2 



3 



3 

 2-3 

 2-3 



3 



3 



3 

 3-4 

 3-4 

 2-3 

 2-3 



3 

 3-4 



3 

 2-3 

 2-3 

 3-4 



3 

 2-3 



3 

 2-3 



3 



3 



3 



3 

 3-4 



3 



3 



3 



3 



3 



Lab. 



6 



6 

 7-8 



8 

 7-8 



9 



9 



9 

 9-10 



9 



9 



9 



9 

 8-9 



8 



7 



8 

 8-9 



8 

 8-9 



8 



9 



9 



8 



9 

 8-9 



8 



9 



9 



Ant. 

 temp 



2 

 1-2 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 



1 

 1-2 



1 



2 



o 



2 

 1-2 



2 

 1-2 



2 



1-2 

 1-2 

 1-2 

 1-2 

 1-2 



2 



1 



1 



1 

 1-2 



2 



