2 University of Michigan 



Description of Type Specimen: Snout rounded, prominent. 

 Rostral rather small, triangular, just visible from above; 

 nasals forming a suture on the snout, the suture about three- 

 fourths the length of the praefrontal suture; praefrontals the 

 largest head-shields, the suture shorter than that between the 

 f rontals ; f rontals twice as long as broad ; occipitals, praeocu- 

 lars and infraoculars absent; eye distinguishable under the 

 ocular which is situated between the praefrontal, second and 

 third labials and a single postocular; four upper labials, the 

 fourth very small and bordered above by a large shield which 

 lies below the postocular and is separated from the ocular by 

 the postocular and third upper labial. Symphysial linguiform 

 pointed behind, followed by a pair of chin-shields; two lower 

 labials, the first very large, two large sublabials. Two hundred 

 and forty-eight annuli on the body, one in the middle of the 

 body containing 34 segments ; dorsal segments longer than 

 broad, the median ventral segments broader than long; 13 

 annuli on the tail, the last one composed of elongate segments, 

 the end of the tail blunt and covered with irregular segments. 

 Lateral line distinct. Six prseanal pores. Six praeanal seg- 

 ments. Above whitish, except that some of the dorsal seg- 

 ments are dark brown; below whitish, except for some pale 

 brown spots on the subcaudal segments. 



