. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 92, 8IM0XES, 2i5 Holarchus, Cope, Pruc. Atii")'. Philos. Soc. xxiii. 1886, p. 488. Dicraulax, Cope, Am, Nat. 1893, p. 480. Maxillary teeth 8 to 12, posterior very stronoly enlarged and compressed ; mandibular teeth subequal. Head short, not distinct from neck; eye rather small, with round pupil; rostral largo. Body cylindrical; scales smooth or feebly keeled, in 13 to 21 rows, with or without apical pits; vcntrals rounded or obtusely keeled laterally. Tail short or moderate ; subcaudals in two rows. Southern C
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 92, 8IM0XES, 2i5 Holarchus, Cope, Pruc. Atii")'. Philos. Soc. xxiii. 1886, p. 488. Dicraulax, Cope, Am, Nat. 1893, p. 480. Maxillary teeth 8 to 12, posterior very stronoly enlarged and compressed ; mandibular teeth subequal. Head short, not distinct from neck; eye rather small, with round pupil; rostral largo. Body cylindrical; scales smooth or feebly keeled, in 13 to 21 rows, with or without apical pits; vcntrals rounded or obtusely keeled laterally. Tail short or moderate ; subcaudals in two rows. Southern China, East Indian continent and archipelago. Fig. Skull of Simotcs albocinctus. Sjiaopsis of the S2h'cics. I. Anal entire. A. Portion of rostral seen from above as long as or a little shorter than its distance from the frontal. 1. Scales in 19 or 21 rows. a. Two superposed anterior temporals ; fifth or fourth and fifth labials usually entering the eye. «. Four internasals ; ventrals not angulate laterally. 1. spleiKlidus, p. 217. /3. Two internasals ; ventrals angulate laterally. Suture between the internasals as long as or longer than that between the prtefrontals; frontal large, consider- ably longer than its distance from the end of the snout 2. purpurasccas, 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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