Sa50 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
Storeria occipito-maculata (Storer). 
PLATE 35. 
Red Bellied Snake. 
Body slender, tapering anteriorly, and cylindrical. Head a 
little distinct from body, and neck somewhat constricted. Form 
of head depressed, flattened more or less both above and below, 
and as viewed above rather broadly convex. Snout broad, de-_ 
pressed above, its length about */, its width, and sides rather 
abruptly vertical. Viewed above snout seen to be rather broadly 
convergent with edge obtusely convex, and profile also obtuse, 
projecting well beyond mandible. Eye rather large and placed 
over commisure of third and fourth upper labials. Frontal 
plate broadly subpentagonal, anterior margin scarcely angled, 
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Red Bellied Snake. Storeria occipito-maculata (Storer). 
posterior obtusely angled, and sides straight with wide posterior 
convergence. Internasal rather large and subangular, more 
than half of prefrontals. Prefrontal rather large and broad, 
and bending down a little over edge of snout to postnasal. Par- 
ietals very large, broad, posteriorly convergent, and median 
notch pasteriorly distinct. Rostral broadly lunate, scarcely im- 
pinging on anterior edges of internasals. Nostril largely on an- 
terior nasal plate at internasal commisure. Postnasal larger than 
prenasal. No loreal. Supraocular elongate and rather widely 
convergent anteriorly. Preoculars 2, subequal. Postoculars 2, 
upper a trifle larger. Temporal long and followed by a series 
of 2 smaller ones. Upper labials 6, rather elongate, and fifth 
and sixth longest and largest. Lower labials 7, and fifth largest. 
Pregenials longer than postgenials. Scales on back strongly 
