. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a ' c Figure 91.—Epicrates inornatus fordii: a, Top of head; b, side of head; c, chin. No. 59085, from Haiti. Twice natural size. height than in fordii. Furthermore, gracilis has but one large plate in the loreal region, while fordii has 2 to 4 small ones. The occipital region in gracilis is covered with larger and more irregularly shaped scales than in fordii, where they are smaller and more evenly broken up. Additional specimens may, of course, bring exceptions to these last two points, but, even so, the shape of the rostral and t
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. a ' c Figure 91.—Epicrates inornatus fordii: a, Top of head; b, side of head; c, chin. No. 59085, from Haiti. Twice natural size. height than in fordii. Furthermore, gracilis has but one large plate in the loreal region, while fordii has 2 to 4 small ones. The occipital region in gracilis is covered with larger and more irregularly shaped scales than in fordii, where they are smaller and more evenly broken up. Additional specimens may, of course, bring exceptions to these last two points, but, even so, the shape of the rostral and the generally lower scale count m fordii should easily distinguish the two species. Variations.—Aside from the three specimens in the U. S. National Museum, only nine other specimens are known—the tliree in the British Museum, the three cotypes of Chilabothrus maculatus in Ham- burg, and three in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. These 12 specimens show a variation of 33 to 37 in number of scale rows around the body, 244 to 261 in ventrals, and 70 to 81 in caudals. The num- ber of upper labials is 12 to 14, and the dorsal spots are between 61 and 76, the count usually varying by several points on the right or the left side, owing to unequal fusion of the spots. Specimens examined.—As listed in table 60. u Zeitschr. Wlss. Zool., vol. 64, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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