REPT1LIA AND BATRACH1A. 



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OPHIDIA. 



Glaucoma distanti, sp. n. 



Glauconia distanti. 



Snout rounded, projecting beyond the mouth, slightly 

 hooked, the preoral portion concave inferiorly ; supraocular 

 present ; rostral shield very large, extending posteriorly far 

 beyond the level of the eyes, its upper portion nearly as broad 

 as long, and covering almost the entire upper surface of the 

 snout and crown; nasal completely divided into two, the lower 

 part very small ; ocular bordering the lip, between two labials, 

 the anterior of which is very small ; five lower labials. 14 scales 

 round the body. Diameter of body 65 times in the total 

 length, length of tail 12 times. Uniform blackish, the borders 

 of the scales lighter. 



A single specimen 130 millim. long. Pretoria. 



