RK-959

Marys Elaps Elaps Mariae White[strikethrough] ringed[strikethrough] Elaps[strikethrough]

Spec Chan. Body rather stunt but less so than in E fulmin[underlined] dorsal scales large. Head small and narrow. not larger than the neck.

Plates of the head small except the rostral which is very large and extends upward between the anterior[strikethrough] prefrontals[strikethrough] [illegible][strikethrough] frontals[strikethrough] anterior[strikethrough] prefrontals. Prefrontals rather[strikethrough] large[strikethrough] long[strikethrough] elongated laterally more so than in E[underlined] tenere[underlined] more[strikethrough] than[strikethrough] in[strikethrough] fuls[strikethrough] Postfrontals very[strikethrough] small elongated laterally vertical nearly wedge shaped very small and narrow. Sub hexagonal pointed anteriorly and tapering posteriorly; it enters but slightly between the occipitals occipitals small subtriangular the anterior edge square verry[strikethrough] slightly notched for the vertical. 7 labials above, posterior very sjmall. Body[strikethrough] ri[strikethrough]

Body[strikethrough] regularly[strikethrough] and[strikethrough] beautifully[strikethrough] banded[strikethrough] throughout[strikethrough] Body banded alternately with black, clear cream, white, and with[strikethrough] brick color, the bands entirely without spots [illegible][strikethrough] reddish[strikethrough]. First ring behind the white on the head red instead of black

The anterior[strikethrough] fore part of the head is black but the black - instead of passing forward from the anterior part of the occipital to near the eye leaving the three posterior cavisits[?] yellow as in E fulvins[underlined[ and tenene[underlined] - involves nearly the whole of the occipitals and passes backward entirely behind the angle of the mouth and involves the whole of the lower jaw to behind the angle[strikethrough] of[strikethrough] the mouth[strikethrough] posterior cavials. leaving a broad emargination in the black on the occiput to[strikethrough] brick[strikethrough] in the bottom of which emargination are the white [illegible] tips of the occipitals Behind this is a yell[strikethrough] creamy white[strikethrough] white misy made[strikethrough] she[strikethrough] so[strikethrough] as in E fulvius[underlined] only that it is farther[strikethrough] situated, more involary ands the posterior tips of the occipitals & postering and [illegible][strikethrough] tips of the occipitals & any[strikethrough] none of the labials. Next Behind this white ring instead of a black right as in E fulvius is a broad ring involving 11 scales, of a light brick color. A creamy white ring 3 1/2 scales wide seperates this first red ring from a black ring[strikethrough] one 8 scales in width. Behind this one alternate uniform black and reddish rings each 7 or 8 scales wide and seperated by white rings 3 to 3 1/2 scales in width There are 11 black andd 11 red rings on the body seperated by twice as many white ones. The tail is ringed with black and white without any red. The rings and[strikethrough] new[strikethrough] [illegible][strikethrough] new clear around the[strikethrough] body[strikethrough] of the same color above[strikethrough] and[strikethrough] below[strikethrough] and are entirely without spots above or below. The[strikethrough] brick[strikethrough] color[strikethrough] of[strikethrough] the[strikethrough] alcoholic[strikethrough] specimen[strikethrough] is[strikethrough] probably[strikethrough] commin[strikethrough] in[strikethrough] life[strikethrough] [illegible][strikethrough] The tails of both specimens have unfortunately been mutilated preventing dissection [illegible] This[strikethrough] beautiful[strikethrough] and[strikethrough] strongly[strikethrough] marked[strikethrough] species[strikethrough] cannot[strikethrough] well be[strikethrough] mistaken[strikethrough] for any[strikethrough] other[strikethrough] over

[illegible] 229. - tail broken. 15. 17. - . Dr Thos H Webb St Magdalen Sonora Schott

This very[strikethrough] beautiful and strongly marked species cannot be confounded with any other The plates of the head as well as the general coloration furnish abundantly distinguishing characters. The three colors each have[strikethrough] immaculate glossy and clear form [illegible][strikethrough] [illegible] a striking contrast and the red is probably carmine in life thus affording the most beautiful coloration possessed by any North American snake.

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Elaps Mariae