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COIITBEID^. 



1. Elapomoius dimidiatus. 



Elapomorpliua dimidiatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, 

 p. 47, and Icon. Ghi. 14, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1865) ; Strauch, Bull. Ac. 

 Si. PStersb. xxix. 1884, p. 687. 



Rostral a little broader than deep, the portion visible from above 

 about half as long as its distance from the frontal ; latter shield 

 slightly longer than broad, as long as its distance from the end of 

 the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer than deep ; a 

 single prseoeular ; a single postocular ; temporals 1 + 1 ; six upper 

 labials, second and third entering the eye, fifth very small; five 

 lower labials in contact with the chin-shields. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 246 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 26. Yellowish above (five 

 rows of scales) ; sides blackish, the scales edged with whitish ; head 

 black above ; upper lip white ; yellowish white beneath, posterior 

 ventrals and subcaudals spotted with black ; end of tail black, the 

 terminal shield whitish. 



Total length 580 millim. ; tail 40. 



Brazil. 



190. ELAPOMORPHUS. 



Fig. 17. 



Skull of MapomorphMS lemniscatus. 



Calamaria, part., Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 25 (1837). 

 Elapomorphua ( Wiegm.), part.. Bum. Sr Bibr. Mim. Ac. Se. xxiii. 



1853, p. 489, and Erp. Oki. vii. p. 832 (1854) ; Jan, Arch. Zool. 



Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 41 ; Strauch, Bull. Ac. St. PUersb. xxix. 



1884, p. 549. 



