Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . Fig. 50.^âDicinenid nuclialis. (e) Pseudechis. Maxillary bones extending forwards as far as the palatines,with a pan* of large grooved poison-fangs followed by 2â5 smallsolid teeth ; anterior mandibular teeth long. Head distinct fromthe neck : eyes rather small,with round pupils ; nostril be-tween two nasal shields. Bodycylindrical. Scales smooth, in17â23 rows (more on theneck). Tail moderate ; sub-caudals in 2 rows, or partlysingle, partly in 2 rows. Total length, 1,500â2,000millimetres, sometimes more. Habitat : Australia and New
Venoms; venomous animals and antivenomous serum-therapeutics . Fig. 50.^âDicinenid nuclialis. (e) Pseudechis. Maxillary bones extending forwards as far as the palatines,with a pan* of large grooved poison-fangs followed by 2â5 smallsolid teeth ; anterior mandibular teeth long. Head distinct fromthe neck : eyes rather small,with round pupils ; nostril be-tween two nasal shields. Bodycylindrical. Scales smooth, in17â23 rows (more on theneck). Tail moderate ; sub-caudals in 2 rows, or partlysingle, partly in 2 rows. Total length, 1,500â2,000millimetres, sometimes more. Habitat : Australia and New Guinea This genus includes eight Fig. 51.âPscudcch is ijorphyriacus. fS8 Vl^NOMS (1) P. porplnjriaeus (Black Snake; fig. 51).âFrontal shieldlonger than broad ; 180â*200 ventrals ; 50â60 siibcaiidals. Colour black on the back; outer row of scales red at the base ;ventrals red, edged with black. (2) P. cupyen!^.â199â210 ventrals ; 57âIl coppery above, brown or orange below, all the scales and shields edged with brown. (3) P. aiistraUs.âimâl-lQ ventrals ; 57â70 subcaudals ; frontalshield once and two-thirds to twice as long as broad. Colour pale brown on the back, yellowish on the bell}. (4) P. daricuiiotsis.âFrontal as broad as long; 212 ventrals;54â(54 subcaudals. Colour reddish-brown ; head pale brown ; l)elly yellowish-white. (5) P. papucDins.âScales in 19â21 rows (2() or 27 on theneck) ; 221â224 ventrals ; 49â55 subcaudals. Colour uniform black ; chin white. (6) P. scuteUatns.âSubcaudal shields in 2 rows : scales onthe body in 23 rows (25â30 on the neck) ; 230â
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