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longitudinal band upon the dorsal ridge, running 
the whole length of the animal; on each side of 
this dorsal band, a row of small dark brown spots. 
Body beneath, fawn-colored; of a darker tint upon 
the sides. A row of very minute black dots upon 
the outer edge of the abdominal plates. Scales 
small, carinated; a row of scales larger than the 
rest, upon the sides, joining the abdominal plates. 
Head very small, flattened above; with ten scales 
upon its top, the two upon the occiput, and that 
directly in the middle of the top of the head, the 
largest, and black; the others are quite small, and 
of the color of the back; these scales are arranged 
as follows: Two triangular ones upon the occiput ; 
a third, hexagonal in its form, in front of them ; its 
posterior portion, between the anterior inner por- 
tion of the former, making the top of the head; 
on each side of this, protecting the top of the eye, 
a small oblong scale, rounded upon its outer edge; 
in front of these, immediately back of the eye, 
two pairs of quadrangular scales; the posterior, lar- 
ger. A single large scale forms the snout. Besides 
these scales, three are seen in front of the eye, on 
the side of the head; and quite a large scale back 
of the posterior ang of the eye, separated from 
it by two very minute scales only. Upon the mar- 
gin of the upper jaw, fourteen scales; upon the 
edge of the lower jaw, twelve, besides the tip. An 
oblique black band passes downwards across the 
angle of the jaws, and a transverse one back of | 
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