. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 116 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM small elongate, juxtaposed, keeled scales, those on snout enlarged; scales on back enlarged, elongate, slightly keeled, imbricate, about nine or ten equaling the distance from tip of snout to centre of eye; mental large, nearly same size as rostral; two large infralabials fol- lowed by a small one to below centre of eye; two small, squarish chin- shields behind mental, followed by flat smaller scales, which cover throat, enlarged but smooth on neck and chest, still larger on belly; limbs with
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 116 BULLETIN 17 7, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM small elongate, juxtaposed, keeled scales, those on snout enlarged; scales on back enlarged, elongate, slightly keeled, imbricate, about nine or ten equaling the distance from tip of snout to centre of eye; mental large, nearly same size as rostral; two large infralabials fol- lowed by a small one to below centre of eye; two small, squarish chin- shields behind mental, followed by flat smaller scales, which cover throat, enlarged but smooth on neck and chest, still larger on belly; limbs with smaller, keeled, imbricate scales; similar on upper surface. 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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