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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