. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Dr. A. Giinther on Reptiles from Bahia. 415 very dangerous. Another similar snake lives on the Uricana pam, from which its name of Surncucu uricana is derived. 38, Lachesis mutus, L. Called Stcrucucd ; it lives in holes to- gether with Cceloyenys 2ifica, and is very dangerous to the dogs used in shooting the latter. 39. Crotalus horridus, L. I add the description of the new species of Snakes, and of a new Lizard, sent by Dr. Wucherer to the British Museum. Elapomorphus Wuchere
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. Dr. A. Giinther on Reptiles from Bahia. 415 very dangerous. Another similar snake lives on the Uricana pam, from which its name of Surncucu uricana is derived. 38, Lachesis mutus, L. Called Stcrucucd ; it lives in holes to- gether with Cceloyenys 2ifica, and is very dangerous to the dogs used in shooting the latter. 39. Crotalus horridus, L. I add the description of the new species of Snakes, and of a new Lizard, sent by Dr. Wucherer to the British Museum. Elapomorphus Wuchereri. Six upper labial shields, the second and third of which enter the orbit; two posterior oculars. Scales in fifteen rows ; ventral shields 181-208. Reddish-olive (in spirits) ; head black, with a yellow band across the occipitals ; sometimes with three dark longitudinal lines. Very old specimens uniformly coloured, the head being dirty light brown. Hab. Bahia. Description.—This species has a very slender body, whilst the tail is comparatively short. The head is depressed and obtuse, like that of an Elaps. Rostral shield of moderate extent, not reaching to the upper surface of the head. Anterior froatals one-third only of the size of the posterior ones; vertical subhexagoual, somewhat longer than broad ; occipitals large. Nasal shield oblong, occupying the place of a loreal; one anterior, two posterior oculars. Two tem- poral shields, one behind the other, the anterior in contact with the. 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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