. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 314 COLTJBRID^. Fig. Skull of GlypJiodon tristis. 1. Glyphodon tristis. (Plam XVIII. fig. 1.) Glyphodon tristis, Giinfh. Cat. p. 211 (1858). Biachvsoma triste, Oilnth. Ann. ^ May. N. R. (3) xi. 1863, p. 24; Kreft, Sn. Austral, p. 50 (1869) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 1877, p. 113; Douglas-Ogilby, Mec. Austral. Mus. i. 1890, p. 97. Snout rounded. Eye very small, about half as long as its distance from the mouth. Rostral twice as broad as deep, visible from above ; internasals one half to two thirds
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 314 COLTJBRID^. Fig. Skull of GlypJiodon tristis. 1. Glyphodon tristis. (Plam XVIII. fig. 1.) Glyphodon tristis, Giinfh. Cat. p. 211 (1858). Biachvsoma triste, Oilnth. Ann. ^ May. N. R. (3) xi. 1863, p. 24; Kreft, Sn. Austral, p. 50 (1869) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. 1877, p. 113; Douglas-Ogilby, Mec. Austral. Mus. i. 1890, p. 97. Snout rounded. Eye very small, about half as long as its distance from the mouth. Rostral twice as broad as deep, visible from above ; internasals one half to two thirds the length of the prsefrontals; frontal once and one fifth to once and a half as long as broad, at least twice as broad as the supraocular, as long as its distance from the rostral or the end of the snout, three fifths to two thirds the length of the parietals; posterior nasal widely separated from the single prseooular; two postoculars; temporals 2+2, lower anterior wedged in between the fifth and sixth upper labials; six upper labials, second or second and third in contact with the prsefrontal, third and fourth entering the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long as or a little shorter than the posterior. Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 165-179; anal divided;. 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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