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plates, latter in contact on top of snout. Posterior nasal 

 forming sutures with anterior nasal, first, second, and third 

 labials, loreal, prefrontal, and frontonasal plates. Loreal 

 in contact with third and fourth labials; first subocular, pre- 

 ocular, first superciliary, prefrontal, posterior nasal, and first 

 supraocular plates. Four supraoculars, fourth smallest. 

 Second, third, and fourth supraoculars separated from sup- 

 erciliaries by small convex granules. Similar granules be- 

 tween third and fourth supraoculars and frontoparietal and 

 parietal. One or two transverse series of small occipitals 

 behind parietals and interparietal. About five superior and 

 five or six inferior labials to a point below pupil. Subla- 

 bials large and, except anteriorly, separated from infrala- 

 bials by small granules and plates. Anterior gulars largest 

 centrally, becoming gradually smaller laterally and ante- 

 riorly, and changing rather abruptly to smaller posterior 

 gulars. Scales on center of collar larger than those on its 

 edge. Back covered with small, smooth, convex granules. 

 Ventral plates in eight longitudinal rows. Three or four 

 large plates, surrounded by smaller plates and granules, in 

 front of anus. Posterior surface of forearm covered with 

 small, nearly equal-sized granules. Tail long, provided 

 with rings of large, obliquely keeled scales. Femoral pores 

 varying from 16 to 19 on each thigh. 



The color above is light olive, browner on the head and 

 tail, with five more or less distinct light longitudinal stripes 

 within the area continuous with the space within the tem- 

 poral angles. The dark bands between these light stripes 

 are more or less irregularly broken crosswise into longitud- 

 inal rows of black spots. These dark markings may take 

 the form of broken reticulations on the back and short verti- 

 cal bars on the sides. These black markings are rather 

 small and relatively uniform in size. The whole pattern, 

 both stripes and spots, becomes obsolete posteriorly. The 



