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Description. — Rostral large, somewhat wider than high, 

 broadly entering the nostril and almost surrounding a quad- 

 rangular median scale above, bounded above by 2 supranasals, 

 and 2 small roundish internasals; nostrils large, directed back- 

 ward with a depressed area immediately behind; nostril sur- 

 rounded by the rostral, the supranasal, and 2 postnasals ; scales 

 on the snout, especially those on the canthus rostralis, much 

 larger than those on the occiput and neck; a depressed area 

 between and delineating the supraorbital regions continues some 

 distance on the snout, giving it the appearance of a "nose ;" eyelid 

 not visible around the entire eye ; 10 upper labials, first largest ; 

 a row of enlarged slightly keeled scales above the upper labials ; 

 11 lower labials; mental triangular, as broad as long, a pair of 

 rectangular chin shields bordering on the first labial and the 

 mental, forming a suture behind the latter; several rows of en- 

 larged scales below the lower labials, first row largest; the re- 

 maining scales on chin and throat uniformly granular ; auricular 

 opening subtriangular ; tympanum deeply sunk ; body above with 

 small granules intermingled with 18 or 20 irregular rows of 

 enlarged, conical or slightly trihedral, tubercles of varying sizes ; 

 tubercles also on the occiput, arms, legs, and tail; those on the 

 tail arranged in whorls, not continuing to the end of the tail; 

 scales of the tail arranged in more or less regular transverse 

 series; 3 or 4 enlarged tubercles on e^ch side of the anus; a 

 glandular row of tubercles from axilla to groin, giving the ap- 

 pearance of a fold in the skin; ventral scales larger, imbricate, 

 subequal in size; preanal pores in an angular series, 5 or 6 on 

 each side; femoral pores separated from the preanals, from 

 8 to 10 on each side; several enlarged rows of scales in the 

 preanal region in front and behind the preanal pores ; toes with 

 a well-defined crook, and with well-developed transverse lamellae 

 below, 26 under fourth toe; distance from eye to ear equal to 

 distance from eye to nostril, and slightly greater than the diam- 

 eter of the eye; hind leg pressed forward reaches between the 

 ear opening and the insertion of the forelegs. 



Color in life. — Grayish white above with 4 or 5 enlarged, 

 irregular, dark black-broAvn crossbands, strongly contrasted; 

 tail annulated with broad black rings and narrow white inter- 

 spaces; a broad dark line from behind the eye joins the dark 

 band which crosses the shoulder; a broad light line from the 

 angle of the mouth to the shoulder; a somewhat darker band 

 below the white line; a narrow white line from behind the 

 upper part of the eye to a point above the ear opening, and 

 across the occiput; head darker than the back, with a few in- 



