236 TYPHLOPID^. 



Synopsis of Indian, C'eylonese, and Burmese Species. 



A. Snout rounded ; nostrils lateral. 



a. No subocular, ocular in contact with 

 3rd and 4th labials. 

 a'. Nasal completely divided into two. 

 rt". IS or 20 scales round body. 



a. Anterior nasal in coutact with 

 proeocular ; posterior nasal sepa- 

 rated from its fellow by pra3- 



frontal T. hramimis, p. 236. 



/3. Anterior nasal separated from 

 preeocular by posterior nasal, 

 which forms a suture with its 



fellow on upper surface of head. 7'. Iicddoinii, p. 'I'M, 

 It". 22 scales round bod)'. 



a. Upper part of rostral about \ 



width of head T. leucomelas, p. 237. 



ji. T'''pper part of rostral hardly ^ 



width of head 7\ Jcrduni, p. 238. 



h'. Nasal nearly completely divided : 24 

 or 2('> scales round body. 

 a". No pits under snout. 



a. Upper part of rostral hardly [ 



width of head T. oa/c.-iii, p. 238. 



/3. Upper part of rostral about 5 



width of head 7'. diardi, p. 238. 



//'. .^ pair of pits under snout T. bot/irivr/ii/ncJtus, p. 230. 



f'. Nasal semidivided. 



a. 18 scales round body T. porrectus, p. 240. 



li. 22 scales round body ; tail more 



than twice as long as broad .... 7'. theobakUanm, p. 240. 

 I). A subocular, separating- ocidar from 

 3rd labial ; nasal completely divided ; 

 18 scales round body. 

 a . Ocular in contact with 4tli labial . . T. minis, p. 240. 

 //. Ocular separated from labials by 2 



suboculars T. andumanensis, p. 241, 



B. Snout rounded ; nostrils inferior ; nasal 



semidivided ; 22 scales round body .... T. tmuicollis, p. 241. 



C. Snout pointed and hooked, with sharp 



horizontal edge and inferior nostril- : 

 latter touching rostral ; 28 to 3(1 ,-cales 

 round body 7'. acutus, j). 241. 



271. Typhlops braminiis. 



Rtissell, Ind. Serp. i, pi. xliii. 

 Ih-yx bramiiuis, Daud. liept. vii, p. 279. 



Typhlops braminus, t'ta'. Itei/ne. An. 2ud ed. ii, p. 73 ; Vum. ^- Bihv. 

 'Erp. Gen. vi, p. 300; Cantor, J. A. 8, B. xyi, 1847, p. 890; Jan, 



Icon, Op/lid, p. 12, 1. 3, pis. iv & v, fig. 16 ; Giinfli. Bepf. B. I, 



p. 175, pi. xvi, fig. i; Blavf, J.A.,S.B. xxxix, 1870, p. 370; 



Stolicl-za, J. A. S. B, xl, 1871, p. 425 ; TJieofj. Cat. p. 125 : Mnrra;/, 



Zool. Sind, p. 374. 

 Typhlops tenuis {non Sah.), Oiinth. Bopt. B. I, p. 170, pi. xvi, fig. C, 

 Typhlops pammeces, Gihtth. op. dl. p. 444; T/woIi. Cat. p. 125, 



