▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁Ly cod on ▁bib on ius ▁is ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁slightly ▁fl atten ed . ▁The ▁sn out ▁projects ▁forward ▁beyond ▁the ▁lower ▁j aw . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁s nake ▁is ▁cyl ind rical , ▁slightly ▁fl atten ed ▁on ▁the ▁bel ly . ▁The ▁ro str al ▁scale ▁is ▁large ▁and ▁tri angular , ▁clearly ▁visible ▁from ▁above ▁the ▁s nake . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁s nake ▁is ▁dark ▁brown , ▁with ▁l ighter ▁stri pes ▁across ▁the ▁back ▁and ▁tail . ▁These ▁stri pes ▁are ▁nar ro wer ▁than ▁the ▁spaces ▁between ▁them , ▁and ▁are ▁narrow est ▁on ▁the ▁sp ine , ▁bro aden ing ▁as ▁they ▁descend ▁down ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁s nake . ▁A ▁hol ot ype ▁for ▁the ▁species ▁had ▁a ▁sn out - to - vent ▁length ▁of ▁ 3 7 . 1 ▁cent imet res ▁and ▁a ▁tail - length ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁cent imet res , ▁giving ▁it ▁a ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁ 5 1 . 1 ▁cent imet res . ▁ ▁Ly cod on ▁bib on ius ▁is ▁distinguished ▁from ▁other ▁Ly cod on ▁species ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁its ▁upper ▁pre - oc ular ▁scale ▁is ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁lower ▁scale , ▁as ▁well ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁ 1 6 - 2 1 ▁l ighter ▁bands ▁across ▁its ▁back ▁and ▁tail . ▁ ▁Re production ▁Ly cod on ▁bib on ius ▁is ▁ov ip ar ous , ▁or ▁egg