Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . Serp. ii. p. 104 (1837).Boiiedon, Dum. (^ Bibr. Mem. Ac. Sc. xxiii. 1853, p. 400, and Erp. Gen. vii. p. 357 (1854); Jmi, Elenco sist. OJid. p. 95 (1863).Alopecion, Dum. Sf Bibr. II. cc. pp. 462, , Dum. Sf Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. , A. Dum. Bev. et Maq. Zool. 1856, p. 465 ; Gdnth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 200 (1858); Jan, I. c. p. , Gimth. I. c. p. 198; Paters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 133 (1882), The five or anterior maxillary teeth enlarged, forming aslightly interrupted series with the re
Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . Serp. ii. p. 104 (1837).Boiiedon, Dum. (^ Bibr. Mem. Ac. Sc. xxiii. 1853, p. 400, and Erp. Gen. vii. p. 357 (1854); Jmi, Elenco sist. OJid. p. 95 (1863).Alopecion, Dum. Sf Bibr. II. cc. pp. 462, , Dum. Sf Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. , A. Dum. Bev. et Maq. Zool. 1856, p. 465 ; Gdnth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 200 (1858); Jan, I. c. p. , Gimth. I. c. p. 198; Paters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 133 (1882), The five or anterior maxillary teeth enlarged, forming aslightly interrupted series with the remainder; 18 to 24 maxillaryteeth altogether; anterior mandibular teeth strongly not or but slightly distinct from neck, more or less depressed ;eye small or moderate, with vertically elliptic pupil. Body cylin-drical: scales smooth, with apical pits, .in 21 to 31 rows: ventralsrounded. Tail short or moderate ; subcaudals in two rows or developed throughout the vertebral column. Tropical and \South Africa. 328 COLITBRID^. Fie. Skull of Boodon olivaccus. Synopsis of the Subcaudals in two rows. A, Prseocular not extending to upper surface of head; usually, three labials entering the eye. 1. Scales in 21 or 23 rows : rostral about once and a half as broad as deep. Prontal as long as parietals 1. lemniscaius, p. 329. Frontal shorter than parietals 2. geometricvs, p. 32!J. 2. Scales in 23 or 25 rows ; rostral nearly twice as broad as deep 3. infernalis, p. 330. B. Pra30cular extending to upper surface of head, and often in contact with the frontal. 1. Scales in 23 rows. Subcaudals 47-61 4. virgatus, p. 331. Subcaudals 72 , 5. guttatus, p. 331. 44. BooDOX. 329 2. Scales in 25 to 31 rows. a. Two pairs of chin-shields, in contact with each other. Iarietal shields longer than the distance hetween the frontal and the end of the snout G. Ibieatus. p. 332. ]*arietal shields as long as the distance between the frontal and the end of the snout
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