. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 594 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. tcr. Four supraorbital plates, the posterior small. Frontoparietals larger than parietals, with transverse anterior border, Interi^arietal longer than wide, Loreal as high as or higher than long in consequence of the rather short, elevated muzzle. Superior laterals five to below orbit, the last acuminate posteriorly. Larger gular scales beginning rather abruptly in a line which extends entirely across th
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 594 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1898. tcr. Four supraorbital plates, the posterior small. Frontoparietals larger than parietals, with transverse anterior border, Interi^arietal longer than wide, Loreal as high as or higher than long in consequence of the rather short, elevated muzzle. Superior laterals five to below orbit, the last acuminate posteriorly. Larger gular scales beginning rather abruptly in a line which extends entirely across the throat. Brachial scales in five or six longitudinal rows, very rarely in seven;. Fig. 116. Cnemidophobus sexlineatcs Linn^us. = 1. Virginia. Cat. No. 4878, antebrachials in three rows. Large postantebrachials absent. Femo- rals in six rows, less frequently in seven; tibials in three rows. Femoral pores varying in number from 15 to 17. Principal anal scuta three—two marginal, the thiid anterior. The longest toe of the extended hind leg reaches to the anterior border of the meatus auditorius. The head is rather short, compressed at the sides, and rounded at the snout in profile. The front plate is large and pentagonal, broad before and narrower behind. On each side there are two large, irregular. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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