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Parietals large, very broad, and convergence posteriorly convex 
with median slight posterior emargination. Rostral with outline 
as viewed above spherical, surface above with median keel, lower 
surface flattened, and produced posteriorly between internasals 
to join azygos, which in turn is wedged back midway between 
prefrontals. Apex of rostral acute, and as viewed in front its 
form nearly an equilateral triangle. Azygos plate linear. Nos- 
tril large and piercing large postnasal plate. Prenasal moderate. 
Loreal rather small. Superciliaries rather large. Supraocular 
wide as frontal, and not much narrowed anteriorly. Preoculars 
3, infraoculars 2, postoculars 4, and all these of subequal size. 
Labials 8 above, sixth and seventh largest, and third to sixth 
in contact with suborbitals. Lower labials 11, first and fourth 
largest. Temporals 3 in first row, graduated down to lowest 
which is largest. Scales on back all more or less keeled, but 
progressively smoother down sides till just above gastrosteges, 
where they are entirely smooth on first row at least. In 25 
series over back transversely, and 184 from parietal plates to tip 
of tail. Gastrosteges 131 to vent. Urosteges divided, or in a 
double series. Tail small, quadrangular towards base, and rap- 
idly tapering to slender tip. Its length 6% in body. Color in 
alcohol light brown generally, and back medianly shaded darker 
brown, with about 38 transverse pale brown broad bars over 
back more or less regularly. These bars color of belly, and 
margined in front and behind with dusky, and at each end touch- 
ing a blackish lateral blotch. At first lateral blotches very 
distinct, but gradually become paler, and are absent on side of 
tail. Head brownish above, its lower surface and entire lower 
surface of body immaculate brownish-white. Iris slaty. Length 
about 27 inches. Beesley’s Point. Samuel Ashmead. Also 9 
others with same data. 
Color in life dull gray-brown generally, with about 35 dusky- 
olive blotches down middle of back to tip of tail. At first these 
largely blackish, then olive becomes more general, and restricted 
blackish forms margins to grayish-brown interspaces. These 
latter then form pale blotches which are due to alternate black- 
ish blotches along side, which gradually block end of each pale 
