to the level of the eyes. Scales in 26 or 28 series. Total 

 length 285 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the Leiden Museum. 



Habitat: Sumatra (Bila Penang, Labuan, Deli, Indragiri, 

 Padang!). 



19. Typhlops ater Schlegel. 



Typhlops ater^ Schlegel, Abbild. 1844, p. 39, pi. XXXII, fig. 29—31. 

 Typhlops ater^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. I 1S93, p. 53. 



Snout rounded, nostril lateral. Rostral oval, long, extending 

 to the level of the eyes; nasal completely divided, the cleft 

 proceeding from the second labial; praeocular present, sepa- 

 rated from the labials by a subocular; ocular in contact with 

 the third and fourth labials; eyes distinct, under the suture 

 between the praeocular and the ocular ; four upper labials. Body 

 with 18 scales round the middle; its diameter 68 times in the 

 total length; tail nearly two times as long as broad, ending 

 in a very small spine. 



Black or dark brown above; reddish-brown below, inferior 

 part of head and anal region white. Total length 164 mm.; 

 tail 6 mm. 



Type-specimen examined in the Leiden Museum. 



Habitat: Java!; Celebes (Tomohon!); Ternate; Halmahera. 



20. Typhlops bisubocularis Bottger. 



Typhlops bisubocularis^ Bottger, Zool. Anz. XVI 1893, p. 336. 

 Typhlops bisubocularis^ Boulenger, Cat. Sn. Ill 1896, p. 590. 



Snout rounded, projecting; nostril lateral. Rostral about a 

 third the width of the head ; nostril between two nasals, the 

 anterior small and in contact with the first and second labials; 

 praeocular present, longer and narrower than the ocular, sepa- 

 rated from the labials by two large suboculars, the anterior 

 smaller than the posterior; borders of eyes not distinct; head- 

 scales in three transverse series, broader and nearly two times 

 as long as the scales of the body, especially the praefrontal; 

 four upper labials. Body with 18 scales round the middle; its 

 diameter 44 times in the total length; tail one time and a 

 half as long as broad, with a very small and short spine at the end. 



Dark grey above, each scale with narrow light edges. Lower 

 surface light grey with broad light edges; edges of the head- 

 scales, snout, chin, end of tail and some spots of the anal 



