. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 466 VIPEEID^. Aspidelaps, part., Jan, Rev. ^ Mag. Zool. 1859, p. 510. Heterophis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1862, p. 276. Dinodipsas, Peters, Sitzb. Ah. Berl. 1882, p. ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1883, p. 67. Head distinct from neck, covered with symmetrical shields; nostril between two nasals and the internasal; loreal present; eye moderate, with round pupil, separated from the labials by sub- oculars. Body cylindrical; scales smooth or keeled, with apical pits, oblique on the sides, in 15-22 rows ; ventrals rounde
. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) ... Serpents. 466 VIPEEID^. Aspidelaps, part., Jan, Rev. ^ Mag. Zool. 1859, p. 510. Heterophis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1862, p. 276. Dinodipsas, Peters, Sitzb. Ah. Berl. 1882, p. ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1883, p. 67. Head distinct from neck, covered with symmetrical shields; nostril between two nasals and the internasal; loreal present; eye moderate, with round pupil, separated from the labials by sub- oculars. Body cylindrical; scales smooth or keeled, with apical pits, oblique on the sides, in 15-22 rows ; ventrals rounded. Tail short, subcaudals in two rows or single. Tropical and South Africa. Kg. Skull of Gausus rhombeatus. Synopsis of the Species. I. Scales in 17 rows or more ; subcaudals aU or greater part in two rows. Snout obtuse, moderately prominent; scales in 17-21 rows ; ventrals 120- 155 ; subcaudals 15-29 1. rhombeatus, p. 467. Snout prominent, often more or less dis- tinctly turned up at the end; scales in 19-22 rows; ventrals 134-152; sub- caudals 17-25 2. resimus, p. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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