88. COEONBLLA. 



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times very slightly ; mandibular teeth subequal. Head not or but 

 slightly distinct from neck ; eye moderate or rather small, with 

 round pupil. Body cylindrical or slightly compressed ; scales smooth, 

 with apical pits, in 15 to 25 rows ; ventrals not or but obtusely 

 angulate laterally. Tail moderate ; subcaudals in two rows. 



Europe, South-western Asia, India, Africa, America north of the 

 Equator. 



Pig. 16. 



Skull of Goronella awstriaca. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



I. One prBBOcular ; scales in 17 rows or more. 

 A. Anal divided ; scales in 19-21 rows. 



1. Eostral as deep as broad ; usually two superposed anterior 



temporals. 

 Third and fourth (rarely fourth and fifth) 



labials entering the eye ; scales in 19 



rows !• austriaca, p. 191. 



Fourth and fifth labials entering the eye ; 



scales in 21 rows 2. amalice, p. 193. 



2. Eostral much broader than deep ; usually two or three 



superposed anterior temporals ; scales usually in 21 rows. 



Supraocular extensively in contact with 



the prsefrontal • 3. girondica, p. 194. 



Prseocular reaching or nearly reaching the 



frontal ^' semiornata, p. 195. 



