. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 320 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM very similar to Zenneck's plate 3, figure 57.^^ Zenneck's three speci- mens oi fordii had the interpolated scale between the posterior pre- frontals, Fischer's Chilabothrus maculatus had it, and my specimen and that in the Museum of Comparative Zoology have it also; there- fore it seems to be a constant character of this very rare species. Epicrates fordii belongs to that group of the genus having the fewest number of scale rows around the body. The reduced size of the supraocular plate in rel
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 320 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM very similar to Zenneck's plate 3, figure 57.^^ Zenneck's three speci- mens oi fordii had the interpolated scale between the posterior pre- frontals, Fischer's Chilabothrus maculatus had it, and my specimen and that in the Museum of Comparative Zoology have it also; there- fore it seems to be a constant character of this very rare species. Epicrates fordii belongs to that group of the genus having the fewest number of scale rows around the body. The reduced size of the supraocular plate in relation to the frontal sets apart the two His- paniolan species fordii and gracilis from the Puerto Rican inornatus. A direct comparison of the two species fordii and gracilis brings the conviction that they are related closely but that they are now entirely distinct species. The snout of gracilis is much broader and the rostral shield is correspondingly considerably wider in proportion to its. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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