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nallv to .1. |nn,rl>lfll>n,^^■h\<•\\, liow.-v.T, iicvrr fxliil.its flic scru's of 

 spots oil 111.- si.l.- of l.clly iiii'l lower piirl of sides of bo.ly iiiid t;ul, tlio 

 spots liciii-' .'onliiKMl I., til.' vi.'iiiily ..f tli- ii.'.li.m linf iibow. In .1. /. 

 ctli/ornieiisc wUi'W .lorsal sp.Us ...•ciir lli.'V :nv l.'ss iv^-uliir. tli.ni^ii of 

 iiMicli the siiiiie si/..'. In Ivpi.-iil .1. rujrin>im tlie vcllow spots inc. iniirli 

 smaller. 111. >n' numerous, an. 1 iii.nv seatieicl: very i>i.>iiiiiieiil mi llic 

 lielly. Tli.'iv are ma:iy essential .litlerenees in foiiii iVoiii .1. innirtn- 

 tum—iis the re m i.l.'ly s.'para'e.l .'xtenial nostrils, t li.^ anterior an- 

 gle (»f the palatines, the tlepresse.l short (limits, more eoinpress*-.] and 

 sharply ridded tail. et.-. 



A description of a specimen of var. r may al-o he usel'nl for refer- 

 ence. 



The form is very heavy and clumsy : the head very broad : the f-apo 

 twice as wi.l.' as loii^-. The iiiii.'r nan-s are al).)ur as fai- ajtarl as the 

 outer. The gnlar tol.l is very (list In. t and ovci laiipiii^ ; the neck much 

 constricted. There is no dorsal .i;roove disliintlv cvi.leiit. 



The tail is mii.'h .•oiiipr. sscd ai..l elevate.l. In the ly|»e selected 

 there is a sharp lidyf above and liel.iw ii.'ar tli.' tip. 



The limbs are rat hei' short ; iIh- .ligils \i'i> broad at the base. lrian;;u- 

 lar, and mucii depressed. Then' is litll.- ai)prc<iable di'Vcreiicc in the 

 length t>l' the third and tbiii i h toes. 



The toii^iiie is v.'iy br.ia.l, wi.l.r than Ion::. Illliii^ the lami anteriorly 

 and consi.leiably more than halt' the wi.llh .if the head. 



The palatine I. '.'Ill rorm a nearly conlinii.tiis series; nearly slraij;lil, 

 but slightly obtuse antcri.trly wli.'!.' it reaches to the lin.'or Ihc p.iste- 

 rior bonier of the inner nares. Latcra"' <li.' scries c\ lends onedianieti'r 

 of till' inner nares iM-yoiid their oilier . ..;;in. The limbs of (lie \ery 

 obtuse V ar.' iiol straiuhl. but slightly b.iwsliapcd. There is a wliyiit 

 interriii»tioii alon;^ the median liii.'. 



The ^nouii.l color is jmrplish black, with tiansvensely elonj^ated 

 blotches of yellow. These appear lobe ai I aii,L;.'il ill oiie .loisal series 

 on each side tint median I in.' ol the iia.k (.'omin,:; up l.t il am! the o|)|»>- 

 site (uies Komeiimes conllueiit), ; ml aiDthei on the side cf the belly, of 

 ]iU';4'er size and as.'.Mi.lin;; lii;:li on the si.les. The latter arc soiiielinies 

 more or less conlluent on 1 1. ■ sam." si.le. The cential rc;;i.ni of the 

 belly is ;;-eiieralIy .)f the dark j^roiin.l .'olor. There may be six or ei^T; 

 of th'.'sc blotches from liea.l lo base of tail, and as many on the si.le of 

 the tail, wher.', in.lce.l, ih.'y ;;('iieially form y.'ll.iw liii^^s, interrupted 

 below. Till' limbs are bl.it.the.l bla.-k ami y.'Uow in ab.ml e.iiial pro- 

 jiortiiuis. 



fr'-jiiirliiiriiil iliiidiisiDiis. 



(Fp.^c. — !t',l."iril. Amliijxinma iiiiiiniiii, Foil liiiss, N, .Mi-x.) 

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l,Cll;;lll c'";;.'!!!!' Ill' 111! HI til I'l il.S Willtll Oll.'-llillf. 



Wiillli (il";;a|M' of iiKiinIi to ili.st;iiicc IVoni siio.il to ;;iil:ir ir:M. . . f«iilill. 



Width .ir>,'a|)n ornmiitli to distaiicc (Voiii mm mI to j^ioin font aim d :!', tiiiicH. 



Width of >{ajie <'fiuoutii to .Uslanci' tVom-uoia to bebiuil aims JJ uiiu'n. 



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