Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . ngitudinal series of largo roundish or rhomboidal darkbrown spots with yellow centre and border ; an oblique dark brownstreak on each side from the eye to the angle of the mouth ; lowerparts yellow, uniform or with small brown spots. Total length 1300 millim.; tail 130. Madagascar. 104 BOIDiE. a-c. S (Sc. 43, 43, 43; V. 207, 203, 208; C. 30, 36, 37).d-e,f-(i, h-i. (S (Sc. 41, 41; v. 212, 203; C. 49, 39), 5 (Sc. 43, 43 ; V. 208, 212; C. 42, 36), & Yg. (Sc. 45; V. 200; C. 37).l,m. Yg. (Sc,53,49; ,212; ,38).
Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . ngitudinal series of largo roundish or rhomboidal darkbrown spots with yellow centre and border ; an oblique dark brownstreak on each side from the eye to the angle of the mouth ; lowerparts yellow, uniform or with small brown spots. Total length 1300 millim.; tail 130. Madagascar. 104 BOIDiE. a-c. S (Sc. 43, 43, 43; V. 207, 203, 208; C. 30, 36, 37).d-e,f-(i, h-i. (S (Sc. 41, 41; v. 212, 203; C. 49, 39), 5 (Sc. 43, 43 ; V. 208, 212; C. 42, 36), & Yg. (Sc. 45; V. 200; C. 37).l,m. Yg. (Sc,53,49; ,212; ,38). Betsileo. Ankafana, Betsileo. 10. ENYGRUS. Mr. T. Waters [C.]. Rev. W. D. Cowau [0.]. Rev. G. A. Shaw [C.]. Envgnis, Wagler, Sijst. Amph. p. 166 (1830); Dum. ^ Bibr. Erp. Gen. vi. p. 476 (1844); Grmj, Cat. Sn. p. 105 (1849).Boa, part., Schleg. Phys. Seiy. ii. p. 373 (1837).Enygrus, part., Jan, Icon. Gen. Ophid. p. 76 ().Erebophis, Gdnth. Proc. Zool. Soe. 1877, p. 131; Peters ^- Dona, Ann. Mus. Genova, xiii. 1878, p. 405. Pis. Head of Enijcjnis asper. Anterior maxillary and mandibular teeth very large, the restsmall and subequal. Head distinct from neck, covered with smallscales. Eye moderate, with vertical pupil. Body keeled. Tail short, prehensile ; subcaudals single. Moluccas, Papuasia, Polynesia. 10. EKYGRU8. 105 Si/nopsis of the Species. Vent,rals 232-252; subcaudals 51-62; 37- 41 scales round the bodj-; a series of suboculars 1. australis, p. 105. Yentrals 210-225: subcaudals 50-58; 31- 33 scales round the body; a series of suboculars 2. bihronii, p. 106. Yentrals 160-200; subcaudals 38-50; 33- 43 scales round the body; two or three labials entering the eye 3. carinatiis, p. 107. Yentrals 131-146; subcaudals 15-21; 33- 39 scales round the body; a series of suboculars 4. asper, p. 109. 1. Enygrus australis. Envgrus bibronii {non Hombr. ^ Jacq.), Girard, Explor. Exped., Her}}, p. 117 (1858) ; Bavay, Mem. Soc. Linyi.
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