. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. S4 Bulletin American Museum of A'atural History [Vol. XLIX Rhamnophis hatesii must be continuously distributed throughout at least the eastern division of the Rain Forest from Cameroon to the Ituri. It is known from both the Kribi and Ja river basins in Cameroon. The largest specimen, a female, tail mutilated, measures 1060 mm., 770 mm. to the vent, the largest specimen of the type series measuring 1800 mm. In the original description, the enlarged vertebral scales are not mentioned, but the agreement in every othe
. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. S4 Bulletin American Museum of A'atural History [Vol. XLIX Rhamnophis hatesii must be continuously distributed throughout at least the eastern division of the Rain Forest from Cameroon to the Ituri. It is known from both the Kribi and Ja river basins in Cameroon. The largest specimen, a female, tail mutilated, measures 1060 mm., 770 mm. to the vent, the largest specimen of the type series measuring 1800 mm. In the original description, the enlarged vertebral scales are not mentioned, but the agreement in every other respect is so close that there can be no question of the identity of the present specimens with the Cameroon species. The two pairs of occipitals and the large seventh lal^ial, bordering the temporal for its entire length, distinguish Rham,-. 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 Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921; American Museum of Natural History. New York : [American Museum of Natural History]
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