. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figs. R:^l-8:f3.—Laticauda semifasciata. IJ x nat. size. 331, top of head; 332, side of head; 333, UNDERSIDE OF HEAD. No. 7515, Description (figs. 331-333).—//a7/"$rrou'7i; No. 7336; Yoko shima (Cleopatra Island), Tokara group, Riu Kiu Archipelago; May, 1855; Captain Stevens, collector. Rostral broader than high, upper edge broad and truncate, scarcely visible from above; three inter- nasals, one unpaired anterior adjoining the rostral, of which it is in reality only a detached portion, and two posterior normal ones br
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figs. R:^l-8:f3.—Laticauda semifasciata. IJ x nat. size. 331, top of head; 332, side of head; 333, UNDERSIDE OF HEAD. No. 7515, Description (figs. 331-333).—//a7/"$rrou'7i; No. 7336; Yoko shima (Cleopatra Island), Tokara group, Riu Kiu Archipelago; May, 1855; Captain Stevens, collector. Rostral broader than high, upper edge broad and truncate, scarcely visible from above; three inter- nasals, one unpaired anterior adjoining the rostral, of which it is in reality only a detached portion, and two posterior normal ones broadly in contact; three prefrontals, a median pentagonal one, posteriorly broadly in contact with frontal, and two lateral ones, broadly in con- tact with frontal and with supraocular; frontal large, much longer than its distance from tip of snout and than the parietals, supraoculars as broad as frontal at the middle; parietals very short, not longer than broad, much shorter than frontal; nostril large, semilunar, near the middle of the long and narrow undivided nasal; no loreal; one pre- ocular, broadly in contact with nasal; eye rather small, its vertical diameter less than its distance from edge of lip; two postoculars;. 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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