. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. CKOCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 851 the last (eighth) superior labial. The sixth aud seventh sui^erior labials are of equal elevation, and a little higher than the eighth. Inferior labials 14. Postgeneials much smaller than pregeueials. Scales in 29 rows; the fifteen median rows keeled, most of them distinctly. First row a little larger than second. The ground color is brown, and it is crossed on the back (in the typical specimen) by 29
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. CKOCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 851 the last (eighth) superior labial. The sixth aud seventh sui^erior labials are of equal elevation, and a little higher than the eighth. Inferior labials 14. Postgeneials much smaller than pregeueials. Scales in 29 rows; the fifteen median rows keeled, most of them distinctly. First row a little larger than second. The ground color is brown, and it is crossed on the back (in the typical specimen) by 29 spots anterior to the vent, which have lounded angles and are of a dark brown color, with darker borders, and these again with paler borders on the median dorsal region. These spots are wider than long except the three or four anterior ones. They alternate with large brown spots on the sides, which are elongate antero-posteriorly on the anterior part of the body. Each one cor- responds to two smaller, very indistinct spots below it on the ends of. 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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