. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. HERPETOLOGY OF JAPAN, 259 ilia. In counting the teeth the second mner row of loose teeth which are only the reserve teeth must not be taken into consideration. If the specimen is so hardened that it is difficult to open the mouth it should not be forced open by prjong, a procedure apt to ruin the teeth and break the lower jaw, but the thick muscle at the corner of the mouth closing the jaws should be cut tlu-ough on both sides. If properly done the specimen need show no outward sign of mutilation. The maxilla after being dissected out and cl
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. HERPETOLOGY OF JAPAN, 259 ilia. In counting the teeth the second mner row of loose teeth which are only the reserve teeth must not be taken into consideration. If the specimen is so hardened that it is difficult to open the mouth it should not be forced open by prjong, a procedure apt to ruin the teeth and break the lower jaw, but the thick muscle at the corner of the mouth closing the jaws should be cut tlu-ough on both sides. If properly done the specimen need show no outward sign of mutilation. The maxilla after being dissected out and cleaned should be placed in a small glass tube or vial and, provided with the same number as the snake, kept in the same bottle, or separately together with other preparations of the same kind. The apical scale pits are usually distinctly visible under a fairly good magnifying glass. In some cases, however, they are rather difficult to discern, thus, for instance, in EJaphe rufodorsata. When the pits are not discovered at once the skin should be allowed to dry and then viewed at different angles to the light. The epidermis of. 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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