. Zoology of Egypt. ar resting on the thirdlabial, more than twice as long as high, reaching to the canthus rostralis, excluded fromthe frontal by the praefrontals and supraocular, and in contact with the posterior nasal;one subocular ; two postoculars ; temporals 2 + 3 or 3-+-3 (first variable); seven upperlabials, third and fourth, rarely the second, entering the orbital margin; the fifthexcluded by the subocular; the sixth occasionally in contact with the lower postocular;third, fourth, and sixth the largest and higher than the others; anterior chin-shieldsin contact with four labials, twic
. Zoology of Egypt. ar resting on the thirdlabial, more than twice as long as high, reaching to the canthus rostralis, excluded fromthe frontal by the praefrontals and supraocular, and in contact with the posterior nasal;one subocular ; two postoculars ; temporals 2 + 3 or 3-+-3 (first variable); seven upperlabials, third and fourth, rarely the second, entering the orbital margin; the fifthexcluded by the subocular; the sixth occasionally in contact with the lower postocular;third, fourth, and sixth the largest and higher than the others; anterior chin-shieldsin contact with four labials, twice as long as broad, considerably longer than theposterior pair, but not much broader, the latter separated by two scales. Ventrals 189—197; anal 1/1 ; subcaudals 45-48, the second to the ninth in single, remainder indouble series. Upper surface dark, somewhat purplish brown, almost black in life; entire undersurface dark yellow or brownish. A male measures 1187 millim. in length, of which the tail forms 168 millim. <f0 ? WALTEEINNESIA ^EGYPTIA. 325 The only specimens on record of this species were purchased by Dr. Walter Innesfrom a snake-charmer in Cairo, and there is nothing to fall back upon, beyond thestatement of the juggler, to establish it as an Egyptian species. I have made the mostcareful enquiries about its presence in the neighbourhood of Cairo, without havingbeen able to throw any light upon the subject, and Dr. Inness endeavours to procuremore specimens have been fruitless. Dr. Innes informs me that the snake-charmer in question said that it was known as Measurements &c ofW. Egypt a, Lataste (in mill im.) Sex. Totallength. Tail. Ven-trals. Anals. Cau- dals. Scales. Upperlabials. Labials entering orbit. Sub-oculars. Pra3- oculars. Eelationof pra3-oculars tofrontal. Post-oculars. Tem-porals. Nasals. Locality. <J 1187 168 189 2 48 23-25 7 3rd & 4th 1 1 B. Ex. 2 2 + 3 Purchased inCairo. The third labial in its upper half enters the orbit much in the same
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