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labials ; a large upper temporal, followed by two or three 
enlarged scales bordering the parietal, two large lower temporals, 
together as long as the upper temporal, followed by two 
superimposed enlarged scales ; the lower margin of the 
anterior lower temporal is wedged in between the sixth and 
seventh upper labials ; nine upper labials, fourth entering the 
eye, second twice as deep as the first, just in contact with 
the praefrontal ; three lower labials in contact with the 
anterior chin-shields which are almost twice as long as the 
posterior, the anterior chin-shields are separated from each 
other by very minute scales, the posterior ones by small 
scales. Scales in 25 rows, 29 around the neck, ventrals 269, 
anal divided, 
subcaudals 116 pairs. 
Dark < 
ilive green above, 
blueish green 
below, skin between the scales 
very dark purple. 
District . 
Date . 
Donor . 
P. 1 
White River Settle- 
1907 
Cooke (type.) 
ment 
VIPERIDiE. 
Causus rhombeatus ( Lichtenstein ). 
Night Adder. Nacht 
Adder. 
P. 1 
Pretoria 
1906 
Aspinall 
2 
Vryheid, Natal 
1906 
Muller 
3, 4 
Haenertsburg, Zout- 
1906 
Gough 
pansberg District 
5 
Pretoria 
1897 
Boh 
6 
Pretoria 
1896 
Breyer 
7 
Silverton 
1905 
V isser 
8 
Graliamstown 
1897 
Albany Museum 
9, 10 
Lydenburg District 
1896 
Krantz 
11, 12 
Fountain Grove, Pre- 
1901 
Jutrzenka 
toria 
13 
Pretoria 
1906 
14 to 17 
Irene 
1905 
Taylor 
18, 19 
Cape Colony 
1897 
Breyer 
20 
Pretoria 
1900 
21 
Pretoria 
1897 
Boli 
22 
Pretoria 
1897 
23 to 26 
No history 
27 
Pretoria 
1907 
28 
Boekenhoutkloof, Ma- 
1907 
Zeiler 
galiesberg 
29 
Frederikstad 
1907 
Cable 
30 
Salisbury, Rhodesia 
1907 
Thomas 
A. 31 
Graliamstown 
1906 
32 
Graliamstown 
1907 
Native 
33, 34 
Tootabi 
1905 
Sangster 
35 to 37 
No records (C.C.) 
