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Maxillary bones extending forward as far as the palatines, with a pair of large grooved poison-fangs, followed by three small solid teeth; mandibular teeth longer in front. Head distinct from the neck; eyes very small, with round pupils; nostril between two nasal shields. Body cylindrical; scales smooth, in 15 or 17 rows. Tail short; subcaudals in 2 rows.

(1) M. ikaheka.—Scales in 15 rows; 180–223 ventrals; 39–55 subcaudals.

Colour yellow and black, in irregular cross-bars; head and tail black above; belly yellow.

Total length, 1,550 millimetres; tail 180.

Habitat: New Guinea.

(2) M. elapoides.—Scales in 17 rows; 208 ventrals; 35 subcaudals.

Colour cream, with 22 black bands, broader than the interspaces between them; snout and ocular region black.

Total length, 750 millimetres; tail 75.

Habitat: Florida Island, Solomon Group.