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20. a) Two stripes on body, either black or light brown 21 



b) Four to five distinct brown or black stripes on body . 22 



21. a) Body form in cross-section shaped like a breadloaf, flat 



on the bottom; stripes black and located on each side of 

 the midline on the posterior half of the body; anterior 

 body with several dark crossbars containing white spots; 

 body color brownish; black eye-jaw stripe present 

 Eiaphe hglenag 



b) Body form round in cross-section; stripes light-brown to 

 pinkish starting on the anterior part of the body; 

 background color of olive-brown; a series of dark 

 crossbars or spots is located between the two stripes on 

 the anterior body but fade posteriorly; no eye-jaw 

 stripe; lips yellowish; lip color extending upward in 

 front and behind of the eye Amphiesma stolata 



22. a) Four to five brown stripes on body and head; stripes may 



be edged in black; body round in cross-section 

 Psammophis condanarus 



b) Four black stripes on body only; narrow crossband of 

 black across neck; three black streaks beneath the eye; 

 body shaped like a breadloaf in cross-section, flat on 

 bottom Eiaphe radiata 



23. a) Upper body uniform in color or posterior half of scales 



edged in black 24 



b) Body with spots or blotches 25 



24. a) Upper and lower body green; snout very elongated forming 



a point; pupil of eye horizontal; yellow line on edge of 

 ventral scales; spaces between scales on body black and 



