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Transcription
shadings - all the white lines about the
mouth are covered with a yellownish
slime, which is easily rubbed off with
the finger; there is no yellow pigment in
the dermis. On the side a grayish area ex-
[illegible]
extends from [illegible] to [illegible].
There are one or two small grayish patches
just below this band.
Upper jaw Inside roof of mouth is whitish-
purple proximally grading into light brown
distally - inside lower jaw is white tinged
with purple proximally - The tongue whic[h]
is very small and can just be seen when
looking into the mouth is gray-green
in color - it is stiff and like the [illegible]'
[illegible]
deply corrugated everywhere.
Lower jaw The lower jaw is rounded
asymphysean
at the distal end - widens only slightly
from distal end to point of branching of
the ramus. Breathy lower jaw at given
distance from tip are as follows:
2 1/2 from tip is 30 wide in the upper
100 " " " 3 1/2 " jaw there is an
2 00 " " " 4 0 " indentation in
width of lower jaw is 2 0 -
which each tooth fits.
The teeth are not placed exactly opposite
each other on the topside - alternate.
The edge of the upper [illegible] is 4 thick; it is
rounded. The distance between the
corners of the mouth is 16 8