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A NEW BLIND «NAKE FROM THE \VE8TERN 



HIMALAYAS. 



BY 



Major F. Wall, I.M.S., C.M.Z.^. 

 Typhlops macJcinnoni. 



.circa b,000tt.) a .„gle specimen of a blind snake hitherto unde- 

 scnbed which propose to designate TypMop. ^nackinnoni. It wL 

 .•escned ron, the clutches of a fowl which evidently intended " 

 •swallow It but in spite of rough treatment is very little Lnaged 



Al hough tiie species has up till „ow escaped recognition Lnd is 

 only known troin this single specimen, I have good re^o^ TU ^ 

 hat . IS not uncommon. Five years ago whilst in Mussoorie, the si 

 tor a new building was being prepared near the library (circa 7 000 ft ^ 

 necessitating deep and extensive disturbance of fhl so^;. '0^0 e 

 occasion I found the workmen had encountered two or three do en 

 «>lmd snakes in their burrowing operations, and killed them Mostof 



these, though only some 6 to 8 inches lono- 

 were hopelessly mutilated, or cut up ini" 

 several pieces, but I rescued three or four 

 specimens in good preservation. These I put 

 into spirit, but unfortunately being engaged 

 m other work, set aside, and did not identTfy 

 ^"^'1 the bottle containing them was left 

 behind when I packed up. I think it extre- 

 mely probable ihat all these specimens wore 

 the same as that now described. 



I)escription.~Ur^gih ^ inches. Snout 

 rounded, and moderately projecting. Nos- 

 trils latera . Eye distinct. DiJnieter of body 

 one forty-.ixth the total length. Lepidosis. 

 liodral—Ahaut one-third the breadth of 

 the head, extending backwards to the level 



Tyiihlops inaoHnnoni 



(8Pec.nov.)(x4). », .........„^ ..a^-ivv^urus to uie level 



of the eyes. iVu.a^..-Nearly divided, the suture above the nostril 

 fails to meet the roshal, the lower suture passes to the 2nd labial • not 

 meetm. I..]... the r.stral. Prefrontal, Frontal, Inierparietal 



meeting beh.n 



