" anterior ones, efpecially at the fides before the eyes, 

 " larger than the reft. Upper Lip retufe before, white, 

 " emarginated, the fides excavated with a feries of deep 

 " fcalary furrows, which give the face a formidable ap- 

 <f pearancc. Teeth fituated towards the anterior part 

 "of the mouth, 2 or 3 in each jaw, both above and 

 "below, long, fharp, fixed, not retractile. Nojlrih 

 " linear, tranfverfe. Eyes orbicular. 



" Trunk compreffed, efpecially towards the abdomen : 

 " covered with fmooth fcales. Abdomen white ; Scuta 

 " 203. Tail i-7th of the whole, attenuated, fomewhat 

 "obtufe, covered beneath with 77 Scutula. 



" Colour green, with tranfverfe white bands, which 

 " are narrow and fituated on the back only, and fome- 

 " what broken or interrupted towards the middle. 



« Length 4 feet. Thickncfs nearly that of the final! 

 "of the arm. " 



