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E L A P S . — Schneider* Cuvier. 



Genus Elaps. — Characters. Head nearly of a uniform size with the body; 

 jaws not dilatable, on account of the shortness of the tympanal bones; upper jaw 

 furnished on each side with a fang, fixed and pemianently erect; the pit between 

 the eye and nostril wanting. 



ELAPS FULVIUS.— Lmn^Ms. 



Plate X. 



Characters. Head short, not distinct, rounded in front; upper jaw armed on 

 each side with a permanently erect poisonous fang; body red, surrounded with 

 black rings margined with yellow. PI. 212. Caud. Sc. 32. 



Synonymes. Coluber fulvius, Linnseus, Syst. Nat., torn. i. p. 3S1. 

 Coluber fulvius, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Lin., vol. i. part iii. p. 1104. 

 La noire et jaune, Laciplde, Hist, des Serp., torn. ii. p. 299. 

 Coluber fulvius, Latreille, Hist. Nat. Rept, torn. iv. p. 140. 

 Coluber fulvius, Daudin, Hist. Nat. des Rept., torn. vi. p. 300. 

 Coluber fulvius, Shaiu, Gen. Zoo!., vol. iii. p. 469. 

 Coluber fulvius. Say, Am. Journ. Arts and Scien., vol. i. p. 262. 

 Harlequin Snake, Jiuduhon, Ornith., vol. i. pi. xliv. 

 Vipera fulvia, Harlan, Med. and Phys. Res., p. 127. 

 Elaps fulvius, Fitzinger, Neue Class, der Rept., p. 51. 



* Schneider's name is badly chosen, ea»4 or e^s^ is the Greek name for a non-venomous 

 serpent, while this animal has poisonous fangs. 

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