. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 286 COLTJBEID^. its fellow; head-shields large; prseooular present, loreal usually absent. Body more Or less elongate; scales on the anterior part ot the body imbricate; ventrals more or less distinct, very small. Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Persian Gulf to Japan and 'New Caledonia. Fig. Skull of Sistira stoJcesii. Synopsis of the Species. I. All the scales strongly imbricate; ventrals usually in pairs and pointed, except quite anteriorly ; no chin-shields ; 39-47 scales round the neck, 48-57 round the
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 286 COLTJBEID^. its fellow; head-shields large; prseooular present, loreal usually absent. Body more Or less elongate; scales on the anterior part ot the body imbricate; ventrals more or less distinct, very small. Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Persian Gulf to Japan and 'New Caledonia. Fig. Skull of Sistira stoJcesii. Synopsis of the Species. I. All the scales strongly imbricate; ventrals usually in pairs and pointed, except quite anteriorly ; no chin-shields ; 39-47 scales round the neck, 48-57 round the body; ventrals 230-267. 1. StoJcesii, p. 288. II. Scales on posterior part of body feebly imbricate, or juxtaposed; 23-42 scales round the neck, 32-50 round the body j one or two pairs of chin-shields. A. Frontal shield longer than broad. 1. Second pair of chin-shields, if distinct, separated by several scales. a. Two or three superposed anterior temporals ; ventrals 200-300. Rostral as deep as broad ; 31-36 scales round the neck, 36-41 round the body 2. major, p. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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