. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . J-G-Keuleraans lith ^t. imp SAXICOLA SHELLEYI ^. J G KeulemsL-ns liili HaTiKaTt imp. BRADYORNIS GATESII III. HERPETOLOGY. By Albert Gunther, , , , (Plates C, D.) DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF SNAKESFROM SO UTH-EA STERN AFRICA. Family CoLUBRiD^. CORONELLA TRIT^NIA, sp. n. (Plate C.) Vertical shield elongate, twice as long as broad, longer than thetwo frontals together, or than the occipital which i
. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . J-G-Keuleraans lith ^t. imp SAXICOLA SHELLEYI ^. J G KeulemsL-ns liili HaTiKaTt imp. BRADYORNIS GATESII III. HERPETOLOGY. By Albert Gunther, , , , (Plates C, D.) DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF SNAKESFROM SO UTH-EA STERN AFRICA. Family CoLUBRiD^. CORONELLA TRIT^NIA, sp. n. (Plate C.) Vertical shield elongate, twice as long as broad, longer than thetwo frontals together, or than the occipital which is rounded shield extending on the upper surface of the head; lorealsquare ; anteocular large, extending to the upper surface of the head,but not reaching the vertical; two post-oculars. Eight upper labials,the fourth and fifth entering the orbit, the last small. Two largeanterior temporals which are in contact with both post-oculars ; theouter temporals scale-like. Scales in seventeen rows, with a singleapical groove. Ventrals i68 ; anal bifid ; sub-caudals 6i. Posteriormaxillary tooth grooved. Ground colour light olive, with three well de-fined brown longitudinal bands ; the median one commences b
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