ECHIDNA INORNATA. — Smith. 
Reptilia. — Plate IV. 
E. supra flavo-brunnea, subtus brunneo-flava, brunneo marmorata; caudi supra fusco-vanegatd ; capite 
distincto oblongo cordiformi ; scutis abdominalibus 140; scutis subcaudalibus sene duphcr col- 
locatis circiter 24. 
Longitudo 13 ; [ unc. 
Colour.— Back and sides dark yellowish brown ; belly brownish yellow, 
sparingly sprinkled with brownish dots ; tail above indistinctly marked with 
dull brown spots or bars. 
Form, &c. — Head oblong, heart-shaped, and rounded at the nose, above 
flat, with a slight hollow between the eyes, depending upon the superciliary 
arches being considerably elevated ; temples convex and bulging ; nostrils 
close to the extremity of the head, their openings directed forewards and out- 
wards ; eyes lateral, and approaching the nostrils ; neck considerably nar- 
rower than the liindhead ; the body increases in size till within about four 
inches of the anus, where its thickness is greatest, from thence it tapers 
gradually to the latter. The tail is very short and slender, and terminates in 
a fine point. The scales on the nose and sides of the head in front of the eyes 
rounded, slightly convex, and smooth ; on the top of the head, and on the space 
under the eyes and temples, they are rather oblong and slightly carinated ; 
the eyes surrounded by a complete ring of small plane scales. On the neck, 
body, and tail, the scales are oval and slightly convex, each with a strong 
carina along its centre, and are disposed in oblique rows across the back ; on 
the tail and hinder part of the body, the points of the scales reach, 
or even overlap the base of those directly behind them, whereby the carinae 
are contiguous and form a series of delicate uninterrupted longitudinal ridges. 
On the remainder of the body they are more apart, and the continuous ridges 
do not exist. 
DIMENSIONS. Inches. 
Length from the tip of the nose to the extremity of the tail 13{- 
Length of the tail H 
Circumference of the thickest part of the body 2f 
