[02 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. 38. 



Family AMUIIUv 



Genus OPHISAURUS Daudin. 



180:?. Ophisaurus Dai din, Hist. Nat. Rep., vol. 7. p. 346 (type, 0. ventralis). 

 L820. Hyalinus Merrem, Tent. Syst. A.mph., p. 79 (type, 0. ventralis) 

 L830. Ophiosaurus Wagler, Nat. Syst. Amph., p. L59 (emendation) 



1853. Dopasia Gray, Aim. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2), vol. L2, p. 389 (type, D. 



gracilii 

 ; Ophiseps Blyth, Journ. A.siat. Sue. Bengal, vol. l>'2 (p. 655), (type, 0. 

 tesst [lulus 1>. gracil 



OPHISAURUS, species. 



L909. Ophisaurus hartif Denburgh, Proc. California Acad. Sci. (4), vol. 3, 

 Dec 20, L909, p. 60 (not of Boulenger?). 



The addition of a "glass-snake" to the fauna of Formosa is very 

 interesting, though for the presenl the species must remain in doubt. 

 To explain the situation, I can do no better than quote Van Denburgh's 



own words, as follow-: 



The presence in Formosa of a species of Ophisaurus is attested by a specimen now 

 in the Taiwan Medical School. This specimen was collected by the late Rev. Mr. 

 Mackay, at Tamsue. Another specimen, collected al Shinchiku, was formerly in 

 this museum, bul has been lost. We have not as yd secured a specimen, but our 

 collector states that individuals have been seen at Takao sunning themselves on a 

 stone wall thai borders a grove of screw pines. 



The genera] relationship of the fauna would lead one to susped that the Ophisaurus 

 of Formosa is probablj identical with Boulenger's 0. harti from Fokien, China; bu1 

 the notes which I have received concerning the specimen in the medical Bchool 

 indicate that the Formosan lizard is distinct. The matter must remain undecided 

 until a specimen is received for examination. 



Suborder SERPENTES. 

 Family TYPIILOPIPJv 



TYPHLOPS BRAMINUS (.DaudhO. 



Berpet., Japan, L907, p. 260.) 



Specimens of this \\ idely distributed blind-snake have I n collected 



in Formosa bj Swinhoe, Dickson, and Novara. 



Family N ATE KM DJv 



Genus SIBYNOPHIS Fitzinger. 



1843 Sibynophis Fitzinger, Syst. Rep., p. 26 (type., Berpetodrgas geminalm 

 Schlegi 



1854, / thv Dumeril and Bibron, ErpeM G£n., vol. 7, p. 328 (type, 



//. geminat t of G R. Graj . 1840 - 



'• Uen Cope, X urn. V ad Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. 8 (p. I 



■ i.icudali. ; of Agassiz, 1^ ll 



"' Polyodontophi Boulenger, Fauna Brit. India. Rep., p. 301 (substitute 



for I ithus, preoccupied i. 



