Bevised List of SoutJi African BeiJtiles and BatracJiians. 499 



Typhlops dinga, Bouleng., t.c, p. 45. 

 Portuguese East Africa, Southern Ehodesia. 



9. Typhlops schlegelii, Bianconi, Spec. Zool. Mosamb. p. 13, 



pi. iii. fig. 2 ; Bouleng., t.c, p. 44. 

 East and Central Africa to Portuguese East Africa and Southern 



Ehodesia. 

 Delagoa Bay (De Coster). 



10. Typhlops schinzi, Boettger, Ber. Senck. Ges., 1887, p. 154, 



pi. V. fig. 1 ; Bouleng., t.c, p, 47. 

 Northern parts of Cape Colony. 

 Little Namaqualand (Turle) ; Carnarvon (Hanau). 



Family GLAUCONIID.E. 



.4 single Genus in South Africa. 



1. GLAUCONIA. 

 Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 139 ; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 59. 



Six Species in South Africa. 



I. Supraocular present. 



A. Kostral separated from the supraocular by the upper part of 



the nasal ; diameter of body 40 to 60 times in total length G. nigricans. 



B. Rostral in contact with the supraocular. 



fl. Rostral not more than twice the width of the nasal, 

 extending to or slightly beyond a line connecting the 

 posterior borders of the eyes. 



Diameter of body 47 to 70 times in total length G. cohjuncta. 



Diameter of body 90 to 110 times in total length G. granlior. 



b. Rostral very large, at least twice as broad as the nasal 

 and extending beyond a line connecting the posterior 

 border of the eyes ; diameter of body 50 to 80 times in 

 total length. 



Snout rounded • • <^- scutifrom. 



Snout with the prajoral part concave, appearing slightly hooked in 



profile G.distanti. 



II. No supraocular <5. lahialis. 



1. Glaucoxl\ nigricans. 



Typhlops nigricans, Schleg. Abbild. p. 38, pi. xxxii. figs. 21-24. 

 Glauconia nigricans, Bouleng., t.c, p. 67. 

 South Africa. 



Cape Colony : Kentani (Kolbe) ; Swellendam (Fry) ; Engcobo 

 (Weisbecker) ; Port Ehzabeth (Weale, Drege). 



