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COLUBEID^. 



reaching the lip ; six (rarely seven) upper labials, third and fourth 

 entering the eye ; three lower labials in contact with the anterior 

 chin-shields, which are as long as or a little shorter than the 

 posterior. Scales in 15 to 19 rows. Ventrals 146-185; anal 

 entire; suboaudals 39-61. Olive-brown to blackish above, the 

 skin between the scales black ; young with dark cross-bands, which 

 may disappear in the adult ; belly yellowish or olive, the shields 

 often dark-edged. 



Total length 1280 millim. ; tail 170. 



Australia and Tasmania. 



A. Scales in 15 rows. 



a. $ (V. 168 ; 0. ?). 

 h-e. S (V. 172, 172, 164 ; 



C. 54, 50, 53) & ? (V. 



174; 0.48). 



Tasmania. 

 Taamania. 



f-h, i-Tc, I, m. Hp;r. (V. 



173, 173, 170, 173 ; 0. 



50, 52, 51, 65) & yg. 



(V. 169, 166, 159; 0. 



56*. 54, 49). 

 n. Yg.' (V. 179 ; C. 50). 

 o. 2 (V- 160 ; 0. 45). 

 p. Yg. (V. 154; C. 51). 

 q. 2 (V. 169; 0.?). 

 r. 2 (V. 160 ; C. 39). 



B. Scales in 17 rows, 

 Tasmania. 



Hobart. 

 Kangaroo Id. 

 S. Australia. 

 Australia. 

 Australia. 



s. 2 (V. 175 ; 0. 56). 

 t. 2 (V. 179 ; 0. 54). 



u. S (V. 185 ; 0. 61). 



V. 2 (V. 178; 0.54). 

 w. 2 (V. 161 ; 0. 52). 

 x. Yg. (V. 162; 0.48). 

 y. 2 (V. 166 ; 0. 49). 

 z. 2 I skeleton. 

 u. Skull of M. 



C. Scales in 19 rows. 



Sydney. 

 Sydney. 



New South Wales. 



Kangaroo Id. 



Australia. 



Australia. 



Australia. 



Australia. . 



G. Kreffl, Esq. [P.]. 



R. Gunn, Esq. [P.]. 



J.B.Jukes,Es(}. [P.]. 

 Zoological Society. 

 Dr. Fleming [P.]. 

 Haslar Oollection. 

 Zoological Society. 



Dr. Bennett [P.]. 

 Prof G. B. Howes 



[P.l. 

 Imperial Institute 



[P.]. 

 Zoological Society. 

 Haslar Collection. 

 Sir .1. Macgregor [P.]. 

 Zoological Society. 

 Zoological Society. 



224. EHINHOPLOCEPHALUS. 



Ehinoplocephalus, F. Miill. Verh. Nat. Ges. Basel, vii. 1885, p. 690. 



Dentition as' in Hoplocephalus. Head feebly distinct from neck ; 

 eye small, with round pupil ; rostral very large, detached on the 

 sides, as in Aspidelaps ; no internasals ; nostril in an undivided 

 nasal ; no loreal. Body cylindrical, rigid ; scales smooth, in 15 

 rows ; ventrals rounded. Tail short ; suboaudals single. 



Australia. 



* 19 of the subcaudale are divided. 



