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Same general characters; pupil round; nasal shield entire. Body cylindrical; scales smooth, disposed obliquely, in 15–19 rows, the lateral scales shorter than the dorsals. Tail moderate; subcaudals in a single row.

N. scutatus (Syn. Hoplocephalus curtus. The Tiger Snake. Fig. 59).—Colour dark olive; belly yellow or olive; the shields often dark-edged.