66. CHLOEOPHIS. Q5 



thirds as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of 

 the snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal once and a half to twice 

 as long as deep (rarely absent) ; one prjeocular, not touching the 

 frontal ; two postoculars : temporals 2 + 2 (rarely ! + '>)• ci"ht 

 upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; five lower' labids 

 lu contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the 

 posterior. Scales in 1.5 rows. Yentrals with distinct lateral keel 

 151-169; anal divided: subcaudals 114-12-1. Olive-green above' 

 usually some of the scales with a white spot on the outer border 

 and the skm between the scales black ; greenish-white iuferiorlv ' 



Total length 1000 millim. ; tail 330. 



South Africa. 



a. S (V. 167 ; C. ?). Damara-Iand. 



t' w *^\V^^4'« ^-^X . a. S'P^ °f ^^^^"'^ Hope. Dr. Statham [P.l. 

 c. Hgr. (\ . 166 ; C. 118). Brit. Caifraria. F. P. M. Weale, Esq. 



'^'iM^?)^'^^^'^*^^' ^- I^^"g Williamstown. H.^Jrevelyan, Esq. 



/. d (V.'l56; C. 120). Port Elizabeth. J. ^2' Leslie, Esq. 



ff. d (V. 164; C. 124). Port Natal. Ee^'^H. CaUoway 



?■ A^1 ^\ ^f^ ' ^- "^)- 2'^''^' ^^''- DiSannemeyer [P.]. 



^. Ad., skel. S. Africa. ^ '- -^ 



6. Chlorophis angolensis. 



Philothamnus angolensis, Bocciffe, Joni. Sc. Lisb. ix. 1882, p. 7. 



Frontal rather short, with concave sides; loreal scarcely lon-er 

 than deep; temporals 1 + 2; nine upper labials, fifth and sixth 

 entering the eye. Ventrals feebly keeled, 150-100 : anal divided • 

 subcaudals 90-100 Olive-green above, yellowish green beneath. ' 



iotal length 980 milhm. ; tail 320. 



Angola. 



7. Chlorophis heterolepidotus. (Plate V, fig. 3.) 



'^p^S6,\t f4TS872!' ^'^^' ^""- ^ ^"^- ^' ^- ^''^ ""'■ 1863, 

 Leptophis heterolepidota, Bocage, Joni. Sc. Lisb. i. 1867 p 69 

 PJnlotbamnus heterolepidotus, Bocac/e, Jom. Sc. Lisb. ix 188-^' n 8 



%L'S:J'^:^it'- '"*• "■ '"■' '■f'^"' •"""*• ^«-' 



Ahffitulla gracilHma, Gwith. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 326. 

 Eostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above mea 

 suring about one third its distance from the frontal ; internasals as 

 long as or a little shorter than the prajfrontals ; frontal with slio-htly 

 concave lateral borders, once and a half to once and two thirds as 

 long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its distance from the 

 end of the suout, shorter than the parietals; loreal once and two 



