Zoology.'] 



NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA. 



[Reptiles. 



months our specimens are no doubt of the average adult size. All 

 our examples are from the Murray district. 



The following table gives the numbers of scales and measure- 

 ments of six specimens in the National Museum collection : — 





Scales of Back. 



Plates. 



Length. 



Specimens. 



Across 

 Middle. 



Over Base 

 of Tail. 



Abdomen. 



Tail. 



Total. 



Tail. 



1. Semi-banded specimen 



from Longwood 



2. Unbanded, from Benalla 



3. Unbanded 



4. Unbanded 



5. Unbanded ... 



6. Unbanded 



17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 17 



16 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 14 



202 

 196 

 198 

 203 

 209 

 210 



64-64 



64-64* 



62-62f 



63-63 



64-64 



66-66$ 



ins. 



12 

 12 

 11 



11 



121 



ins. 



2 

 2 



n 

 if 



2 

 2 



* First seven undivided. 



t Third one undivided. 



% Four first undivided. 



Explanation of Figures. 



Plate 32. — Fig. 1, view from above, natural size. Fig. la, side view of head, twice the 

 natural size, to show the disposition of the colors. Fig. lb, view of head and part of body from 

 above, twice the natural size, to show the disposition of the color on the head and the black 

 bands on body. Fig. lc, under view, similarly enlarged, to show the coloring of under surface. 

 Fig. lc?, outline of plates of head, from above, magnified four diameters. Fig. le, outline of plates 

 of side view of head, four times the natural size. Fig. If, inner view of palate with rows of 

 teeth, magnified four diameters. Fig. \g, under side of tail to show the number of double rows 

 of subcaudal plates, twice the natural size. Fig. Ih, a few of the abdominal plates, the divided 

 anal plate, and a few pairs of subcaudal plates, four times the natural size. 



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