Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . e.v., Bept. p. 524, pi. xxxi. fig. 2 (1882).Piesigaster boettgeri, Seoane, Abh. Senck, Ges. xii. 1880, p. 217, pi.-. Eostral slightly broader than deep, visible from above; twopairs of prajfrontaLs, posterior sometimes broken up into smallirregular shields; a large frontal, in contact with, and not or butslightly larger than, the supraoculars ; a pair of smai^ parietals,contact with the frontal and supraoculars; a large, elo.gate lorea large prajocular, usually with a small shield below it ;>i:wo tofjpostoculars; eleven or
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Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Natural History) .. . e.v., Bept. p. 524, pi. xxxi. fig. 2 (1882).Piesigaster boettgeri, Seoane, Abh. Senck, Ges. xii. 1880, p. 217, pi.-. Eostral slightly broader than deep, visible from above; twopairs of prajfrontaLs, posterior sometimes broken up into smallirregular shields; a large frontal, in contact with, and not or butslightly larger than, the supraoculars ; a pair of smai^ parietals, contact with the frontal and supraoculars; a large, elo.gate lorea large prajocular, usually with a small shield below it ;>i:wo tofjpostoculars; eleven or twelve upper labials, one, two, or(fifth to seventh) entering the eye; no labial pits. Scales -r 45 rows. Yentrals 2(51-286; anal entire; subcaudalsYellow or pale oliveauteriorly, frequently blackish brown pot;t<.xiorly ;more or less distinct spots or crosfbars on the body : sou-^times apair of dark streaks along the neck ; an ill-defined dajj^jjp^tk maybe present behind the eye. Total length 1500 millim. ; tail 250. Jamaica, Santo Domingo, Porto Rico. VOL. 1..