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Pein (Aapsillteret) 
Murdend 
fkapedtte 
An eos 
Head about 8; depth 21; snout 4 4/5 in head from upper 
jaw tip; gape 3z; interorbital 6+; mandible 2 1/3; pectoral 
4. Body compressed, combined head and trunk 1 2/5 in rest 
of body. Head width 3 1/3 its length. Snout elongate, slen- 
der as viewed above, width 1; its length. Eye moderate, 
largely lateral, 1 3/5 in snout. No eyelids. Gape large, 
though apparently only reaching back opposite hind pupil 
edge. Lips rather wide, fleshy, especially lower. Lower aay 
well protruded. Teeth conic, largely uniforn, in broad bands 
in jaws, narrowed to rictus. Outer row of lower teeth uniforn- 
ly larger than others. Vomerine band nearly wide as upper 
jaw bands in front, likewise narrowed behind. Tongue free. 
Interorbital level. Dorsal begins before snal for space 
about equel to 1 1/5 in head. 
Color in alcohol: uniform brownish. Iris with slaty 
tinge. One specimen 287 mm. in poor condition, without local- 
ity, possibly from Menile?. 
Examples in the Academy from Sumatra, Philippines and 
Samosa, show: Head 5 7/8 to 7%; depth 14 to 18; snout 44 to 
5 1/8 in head measured from upper jew tip; gape 22 to 3 1/8; 
interorbital 43 to 5; pectoral 2% to 3 4/5; eye 2 to 21/3 
in snout; length 182 to 400 mm. The large Sumatran example, 
