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commonest abnormality is to find 8 supralabials, the 4th and 

 5th touching the eye. I have seen the praeocular divided once, also 

 the 2nd supralabial divided once. In Evans's specimen the loreal 

 and prsefrontals were confluent. The costal rows reduce sometimes 

 only to 17 posteriorly. I have seen the 3rd and 4th subcaudals 

 entire in two examples. 



Dentition. — The maxilla has 10 or 11 teeth rapidly increasing in 

 length from before backwards. The palatine supports 8 to 10 

 subequal teeth (7 on one side in one specimen), and there is no 

 edentulous space anteriorly.* The pteryoid teeth number from 16 

 to 19, and are subequal. and much smaller than the palatine. The 

 mandible bears from 1 3 to 10 subequal teeth. Our Plate is good in 

 every way, but perhaps it was a pity that a specimen for painting 

 was selected that exhibited abnormal supralabials. 



Simotes arnensis. 

 ( x H) 



• In this respect it differs from juglandifer where a space is seen anteriorly thai 

 would take one tooth. The teeth in :i skulls of iuglandifer number 7 (6 on one 

 side in one specimen). 



