VENOMOUS SERPENTS. 
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10. ViPERA ACANTOPHis. — All aiiomalous species of 
New Holland ; has a massive form ; a slender tail ter- 
minated by a hard point ; has the top of the head covered 
by 9 plates ; has superciliary plates, usually elevated and 
inclined towards the summit of the head. It has 21 rows 
of carinated scales. S. 115-i-40. Brownish-grey, varie- 
gated and dashed with black. 
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