174 Rkcords of the S.A. Museum 



PSEUDECHIS GUTTATUS De Vis. 

 Pseiidcchis i/itttata De Vis, Ann. Uueensl. Mus., Xu. 6, V>05. p. 49. 



Fig. 33. 



Scales in 19 rows. \'entrals lSl-193. Anal divided. Sul)caudals 52-59, 

 the great majority (37-44) being single. 



Description. X'crtical diameter of eye equal to its distance from the mouth: 

 jHipil round, Rostral broader tlian deep, tlie portion visible from above about a 

 third as long as its distance from the frontal. Internasals one-half as long as the 

 prefrontals. Frontal rather small, a little wider than the suiiraocular ( e.xce])tion- 

 ally a little narrower), two-thirds the length of the parietals ; two-thirds as wide 

 as long: shorter than its distance from the end of the snotit. Nasal divided: 

 posterior nasal just in contact with the single preocular. Two postoculars. 

 Temporals 2+2, the lower anterior large and wedged in between the fifth and 

 sixth labials. Six upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye: tliird, fourth 

 and fifth sub-equal in depth. Three or four lower labials in contact with the 

 anterior chin shields, wliich are a little shorter than tlie posterior. 



Fig, 33. Head of Psciidcclii 



Colours. Dark olive brown al)Ove : many of the dorsal scales with a single 

 white or yellow spot; spots disappearing at about two-thirds the length of the 

 body. Head and nape uniform dark olive brown al)Ove and ligliter beneath. 

 Lateral scales of body each with a yellowish marking. Ventrals slate grey with 

 lighter markings. 



The four sjjccimens examined show considerable \ariation in colour, and in 

 one the light spots are so prevalent on the anterior tliird of the l)0(ly as to give a 

 creamy efifect to the whole dorsal surface. 



Total Lcvgth (type). 1100 nnu, : tail 172 nun. 



