504 Annals of the South African Museum. 



1. Lampeophis aurora. 



Coluber aurora, Linn. S. N. i. p. 379. 



LampropMs aurora, Bouleng., i.e., p. 321. 



Cape Colony, Orange Eivei' Colony, Transvaal. 



Cape Colony : Cape Town (Stevens, Gardiner, E. A. Morris) 



Burghersdorp (Kannemeyer). 

 Orange Eiver Colony : Smithfield (Kannemeyer). 

 Transvaal: Modderfontein (Haagner). 



2. Lamprophis inornatus, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gen. vii. p. 464. 

 Cape Colony. 



Cape Town (French). Also 2655. 



3. Lamprophis fiskii, Bouleng. P.Z.S., 1887, p. 398, pi. xxxiv., and 



t.c, p. 322. 

 Cape Colony. 

 Worcester (Le F6vre). 



4. Lamprophis fuscus, Bouleng. Cat. Sn. i. p. 322, pi. xx., fig. 4. 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



4. BOODON. 



Dum. & Bibr. Mem. Ac. Sc. xxiii., 1853, p. 460 ; Bouleng. Cat. 



Sn. i. p. 327. 



Four Species in South Africa. 



I. Scales in 23 or 25 rows ; three labials entering the eye. 

 Two postoeulars ; prasocular not extending to upper surface of 



head; ventrals 175-196 B. wfernalis. 



Three postoeulars ; prteocular extending to upper surface of head ; 



ventrals 196-210 B. fiuttinus. 



II. Scales in 27 to 33 rows ; ventrals 192-237. 

 Two (rarely three) labials entering the eye; two pairs of chin- 

 shields in contact with each other B. lineatus. 



Three labials entering the eye ; only one pair of chin-shields 



meeting on the median line B. mentalix. 



1. BooDON iNFERNALis, Giinth. Cat. Col. Sn. p. 199 ; Bouleng., t.c, 

 p. 330, pi. xxi. fig. 1. 

 East and South Africa. 



Cape Colony : Cape Town (Southey, Oakley) ; Cape Division 

 (Layard, Southey, Oakley, Sclater) ; Eobben Island (Denysson, 

 Peringuey) ; Knysna (Groom) ; Port St. Johns (Shortridge) ; 

 Kimberley (French); King William's Town (Godfrey). 



