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, Jo*r* .At. &r Bf*a. xxiL 1853, p. 08} 

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.il ilixi.lcil; i^rtion of roatral seen from above as long aa 

 it distance from the frontal or a little shorter; suture between 

 the internasala shorter than that between the pnefrontals ; frontal 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, aa long aa the 

 parietal*; no loreal, the posterior nasal sometimes forming a 

 atore with the pnrorular ; pneocular single ; two postoculars ; 

 temporals 1-1-2; usually wven (r.irr)v six) UUJHT labiaU, third and 

 fourth entering th< . irrjuently e\(linll fn>m the labial 



border and taking the jn^ition of a lower anterior temporal ; four 

 lower labials in c<>nt:u-t with the anterior chin->hit l.i- ; posterior 

 >hields one half to two thirds the length of the anterior. 

 Scales in 17 rows. Ventral* 14:1-1 ':.'; nnal divided; suboaudala 

 28-36. Pale brown or greyish above, with a aeries of paired large 

 oral or rhomboidal blackish apota edged with yellowish, which are 

 usually united mesially ; a large, more irregular spot below each 

 dorsal spot; head-markings consisting of a ereaoentic anterior 

 eroaa band, passing through the eye, an oblique band on each tide, 

 from the parietal to below the angle of the mouth, and a broad 

 angular band on the nape ; top of head frequently with black venni- 

 culstions. Lower surfaces black and yellow, the two colours in 

 nearly equal proportions, except under the tail, where the yellow 

 predominate*, or where sometimes black spota are entirely wanting. 



