. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 217. DIEMENIA. 321 ? Elapooephalus {non Ounth.), Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. ii. 1878, p. 221. ? Elapocranium, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W, ix. 1884, p. 560. Maxillary extending forwards as far as the palatine, with a pair of large grooved poison-fangs followed, after an interspace, by 7 to 15 small grooved teeth; anterior mandibular teeth strongly enlarged, fang-like. Head slightly distinct from neck, with distinct canthus rostralis; eye moderate or large, with round pupil; nasal entire or divided; fr
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 217. DIEMENIA. 321 ? Elapooephalus {non Ounth.), Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W. ii. 1878, p. 221. ? Elapocranium, Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 8. W, ix. 1884, p. 560. Maxillary extending forwards as far as the palatine, with a pair of large grooved poison-fangs followed, after an interspace, by 7 to 15 small grooved teeth; anterior mandibular teeth strongly enlarged, fang-like. Head slightly distinct from neck, with distinct canthus rostralis; eye moderate or large, with round pupil; nasal entire or divided; frontal elongate; no loreal. Body cylindrical; scales smooth, without pits, in 15 to 19 rows (more on the neck) ; belly rounded. Tail moderate or long ; subeaudals all or most in two rows. Australia and New Guinea. Fig. Maxillary and mandible of Siemenia psammophis. Synopsis of the Species. I. Scales in 15 rows ; rostral just visible from above, A. Anal divided. Eostral nearly as deep as broad; inter- nasals at least half as long as the prgefrontals 1. psammophis, p. 322. Eostral a little broader than deep; inter- nasals more than half as long as the prsBfrontals 2. torquata, p. 323, Eostral considerably broader than deep ; internasals not more than half as long as the prsefrontals 3. olivaeea, p. 323. B. Anal entire 4. ornaiiceps, p. 324, II. Scales in 17 or 19 rows. Portion of rostral visible from above measuring about half its distance from the frontal; ventrals 154-165 5. modesta, p. 324. Portion of rostral visible from above measuring one half to two thirds its distance from the frontal; ventrals 190-232 6. textilis, p. 325. Portion of rostral visible from above as as long as its distance from the frontal; ventrals 184-224 .., 7. nucTialis, p. 326, TGI. III. ^. 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 origina
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