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South African Museum possesses an example from the 

 neighbourhood of Cape Town, obtained some years ago, 

 but only recently identified. 



23. Boodon lineatus Dum. and Bibr. ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 332. 

 : 2i. Boodon mentalis Giinth. ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 335. 



25. Lycoplddium capcnsc, (Smith) ; Cat. Sn, i. p. 339, 



26. Simocephaliis capensis (Smith) ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 345. 



27. Simoccphalm nyassa Giinth. ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 347. The Museum 



possesses examples of this snake from Natal and from 

 Delagoa Bay, which extend the range of the species 

 southward from East Africa, where it has been only 

 hitherto known 



28. Lycodon aulicus (Linn.) ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 352. There is a specimen 



of this common Indian snake in the Museum, obtained from 

 Delagoa Bay. It is not improbable that it has been brought 

 thither by artificial means. 



29. Pscudaspis cana (Linn.) ; Cat. Sn. i. p. 373. 



30. Chloropliis hoplocjastcr (Giinth.) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 93. 



31. Ghloropliis natalensis (Smith) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 94. 



32. Glilorophis irregularis (Leach) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 96. The Museum 



possesses two examples of this snake, hitherto recorded 

 only from tropical Africa, obtained in Mashonaland by 

 Mr. J. ff. Darling. 



33. Philothamnus semivariegetus (Smith) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 99. 



34. Prosymna sundevalUi (Smith) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 247. 

 *35. Prosymna frontalis (Peters) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 248. 



36. Homolosoma Intrix (Linn.) ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 274. 



37. Homolosoma varic/jatum Peters ; Cat. Sn. ii. p. 276. 



38. Grayia lubrica, sp. nov. (see below). 



SUB-FAMILY II. RH ACHIODONTIN/E . 



39. Dasypeltis scabra (Linn.) ; Cat. ii. p. 354. 



