DESCRIPTIONS of LITTLE-KNOWN 

 AUSTRALIAN SNAKES. 



By 

 EDGAR R. WAITE, h.L.S., Dirkctor South Australian Museum. 



AND 



HKBER A. LONGMAN, E.L.S., Director Quhknsland Museum. 

 I'late xxvii, and Text figs. 32-.^8. 

 Se\'eii species are herein dealt with; of these, two, namely Dciiiansia carinata 

 and Fiiriini iiiiiltifasciata. are represented by figures only. Psnidccliis gnttatns 

 is re-describeil and a key to members of the genus provided. Tvopidechis 

 dnnciisis, Dcnisoiiia snta. and Deiiisoiia macidata are also re-described and a 

 variety of the last established and re-named. The head shields of all the species 

 included are figured in detail. We have to tender our thanks to Mr. H. M. Hale 

 for the photographs and drawings utilized. 



DEMANSIA CARINATA Longman. 



Dicinriiia carinata Longman, Mem. Oueensl. Mus. iii, 1915, p. 31. pi. xiv. 



"pig. .U. 

 Detailed drawings of the head of the specimen illustrated by the photograph 

 published 1)y Longman are here supjilied. 



Fig. 32. Head of Dcinansia carinatct. 



Bicarinate ventral shields are generally indicative of climbing, as in 

 Dcndrophis and Hoplocephalus (^), and the very pronounced keels in this 

 Dcinansia may be associated with similar habit. 



(1) Wuile: Rec. .\iist. Mus. vi. 19UJ, p. ns. 



