[Gutenberg 46491] • Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 / Zoology

Excerpt from Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 1860, Vol. 4: Zoology

The snout is broad, and rounded at the end'l. Each prefrontal bone is traversed close to its anterior extremity by the ends of a strong transverse ridge, which then curve round and pass forwards on the lachrymal and maxillary bones, to subside opposite the ninth tooth. The anterior nasal aperture is not divided by bone. The vomers, separated by a longitudinal suture, appear in the palate between the premaxillaries and the palatine plates of the maxillaries. The temporal fossae, though not large, are Open. The webs of the feet are small. The dorsal scutes are articulated together, as in the preceding genus; and there are similarly-arti culated ventral scutes. There are 18 - 20 teeth on each side, above and below; and the fourth tooth in the upper jaw is the largest. The mandibular symphysis extends back nearly to the fifth tooth.

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