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plates. Two large loreals, in contact below with superior 

 labials and above with frontonasal and prefrontal 

 plates. Eye surrounded by a series of small plates, 

 upper five of which are superciliaries. Between this 

 ring and larger loreal two small plates. Five superior 

 and three inferior labials to a point below pupil. Eye 

 large, without lids, and with vertical pupil. Its diameter 

 contained about twice in distance from end of snout to 

 orbit. Ear-opening with a very weak anterior dentic- 

 ulation. Symphyseal plate very long. Inferior labials 

 in contact with large sublabials. First pair of latter in 

 contact on median line. Back, sides, upper, and pos- 

 terior surfaces of limbs, and gular regions, covered with 

 subhexagonal granular scales. A series of large quad- 

 rate plates along edge of last gular fold. Ventrals quad- 

 rate, in fourteen longitudinal and thirty-three or thirty- 

 four transverse rows. Preanal plates arranged in three 

 or four rows, the two medial plates of posterior series 

 being largest. Tail conical, somewhat depressed at 

 its base and covered with whorls of smooth scales, 

 which are very narrow and transversely convex. Eight 

 or ten femoral pores forming a series along each 

 thigh. 



The ground color above is broccoli brown. On this 

 are numerous large irregular blotches of very dark seal 

 brown, between which run more or less continuous lines 

 of pale yellow. The upper surfaces of the limbs and 

 head are similarly, but less distinctly, marked. The 

 tail is yellow with irregular blotches and half rings of 

 blackish seal brown. The lower surfaces are uniform 

 yellowish white. 



