. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. 923] Schmidt, Herpetology of the Belgian Congo 117 The specimen agrees excellently with Boulenger's description, but is of extraordinarj^ size, measuring 722 mm. The tail measures 50 mm., .07 of the total. Ventral plates, 202; subcaudals, 23; dorsal scale count, 15-17-17, No pre- or postocular, the supraocular bordering the eve behind. Temporal widely separated from the eye by a suture of the fifth labial and parietal. Labials, 6 above and 7 below. Uniformly colored above and below, a very dark grayish brown. This
. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Natural history; Science. 923] Schmidt, Herpetology of the Belgian Congo 117 The specimen agrees excellently with Boulenger's description, but is of extraordinarj^ size, measuring 722 mm. The tail measures 50 mm., .07 of the total. Ventral plates, 202; subcaudals, 23; dorsal scale count, 15-17-17, No pre- or postocular, the supraocular bordering the eve behind. Temporal widely separated from the eye by a suture of the fifth labial and parietal. Labials, 6 above and 7 below. Uniformly colored above and below, a very dark grayish brown. This species is extraordinarily like Atractaspis, and it was supposed by the collectors that the fangs had been removed by the natives who brought 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 Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921; American Museum of Natural History. New York : [American Museum of Natural History]
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