(4) R. fasciolatus.—Scales in 17 rows; 145-161 ventrals; 22-27 subcaudals.
Colour red, with numerous blackish-brown cross-bands; large blackish-brown blotches on the head and nape; belly white.
Total length, 335 millimetres; tail 30.
Habitat: West Australia.
(p) Furina.
([Figs. 63] and [64].)
Maxillary bones extending forwards beyond the palatines, bearing a pair of moderately large grooved poison-fangs, and one or two small teeth near their posterior extremities; mandibular teeth subequal. Head small, not distinct from neck; eyes very small, with round pupils; nostril in a single nasal shield. Body cylindrical; scales smooth, in 15 rows. Tail very short, obtuse; subcaudals in 2 rows.
(1) F. calonota.—Six supralabial shields; 126-131 ventrals; 29-30 subcaudals.
Colour yellow, with a black vertebral stripe; a black bar across the end of the snout; a large black blotch covering the vertex and the parietals; belly white.
Total length, 215 millimetres; tail 33.