213. PLATUETIS. 



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Fig. 21. 



Skull of Platimis colubrinus. 



1. Platurus laticaudatus. 



Coluber laticaudatua, Linn. Mus. Ad. Frid. p. 31, pi. xvi. fig. 1 



(1754), and 8. N. i. p. 383 (1766). 

 Laticauda scutata, Laur. Syn. Rept. p. 109 (1768). 

 Platurus fasciatus, part., Baud. Rept. vii. p. 226 (1803) ; Hum. S/- 



Bibr. vii. p. 1321 (1854) ; Fischer, Abh. Naturw. Hamb. iii. 1856, 



p. 28. 

 Hydrophis colubrinus, part., SeJileg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 514 (1887). 

 Platurus laticaudatus, Girard, U.S. Explor. Exped., Herp. p. 180 



(1858); Peters, Mon. Bert Ac. 1877, p. 417; Bouleng. Faun. 



Ind., Rept. p. 395, fig. (1890). 



laticaudatus, var. A, GiXnth. Cat. p. 272 (1858). 



fischeri, Jan, Rev. 8f Mag. Zool. 1859, p. 149, and Prodr. 



pi. D (1859) ; Omth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 356, pi. xxv. fig A (1864) ; 



Anders. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1871, p. 189 ; Jan, Icon. Oin. 40, pi. i. 



fig. 2 (1872) ; Fayrer, Thanatoph. Ind. pi. xix. (1874). 

 affinis, Anders. I. c. p. 190. 



Rostral deeper than broad ; no azygous shield on the snout ; 

 frontal not longer than theparietals ; one prae- and two postoculars ; 

 seven or eight upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye ; 



x2 



