. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 238 COIITBEID^. 1. Elapomoius dimidiatus. Elapomorpliua dimidiatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 47, and Icon. Ghi. 14, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1865); Strauch, Bull. Ac. Si. PStersb. xxix. 1884, p. 687. Rostral a little broader than deep, the portion visible from above about half as long as its distance from the frontal; latter shield slightly longer than broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer than deep; a single prseoeular; a single postocular; te
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 238 COIITBEID^. 1. Elapomoius dimidiatus. Elapomorpliua dimidiatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 47, and Icon. Ghi. 14, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1865); Strauch, Bull. Ac. Si. PStersb. xxix. 1884, p. 687. Rostral a little broader than deep, the portion visible from above about half as long as its distance from the frontal; latter shield slightly longer than broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal longer than deep; a single prseoeular; a single postocular; temporals 1 +1; six upper labials, second and third entering the eye, fifth very small; five lower labials in contact with the chin-shields. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 246 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 26. Yellowish above (five rows of scales) ; sides blackish, the scales edged with whitish; head black above ; upper lip white; yellowish white beneath, posterior ventrals and subcaudals spotted with black ; end of tail black, the terminal shield whitish. Total length 580 millim.; tail 40. Brazil. 190. ELAPOMORPHUS. Fig. 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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