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Generic Character. 
Tranfverfe Lamella , both on the abdomen, and 
beneath the tail. 
Specific Character. 
GREEN BOA, with white tranlverfe dorfal 
bands; with 203 feuta on the abdomen, 
and 77 fcutula beneath the tail. 
Though theferpent tribe undoubtedly abounds with 
fpccies which may well be confidered rather as terrible 
than pleating objects, yet there arc not wanting nume¬ 
rous examples ot the grcatelt elegance and beauty ot 
colour in this clafs ot beings. Ot this the Anguis •'uy- 
talc, or Fainted Snake, figured in a iormci Nunibei of 
this Work, may be regarded as a (Inking inltancc, anil 
the animal here reprefented may be adduced as ano¬ 
ther. The genus of Serpents to which this fpccies be¬ 
longs, is diftinguifhed by having a continued feries ot 
plates, or tranfverfe feales, throughout the whole length 
of its lower furface. 
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