54 THE SNAKES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
Colour—Brown above ; yellow on the underparts. 
Average length—1 foot to 1 foot 6 inches. 
Distribution—Common throughout South Africa. Not recorded north 
of the Zambesi. 
6. TYPHLOPS DELALANDII. Delalandi’s Blind Snake. 
Colour—Pale brown above each scale, with a darker central spot ; 
yellowish on the under- 
parts. 
Average length—1 foot. 
Distribution—Occurs all over 
South Africa. Not re- 
corded north of the Zam- 
besi. 
7. TYPHLOPS mucROosSO. The Vari- 
able Blind Snake. 
Synonym —  Onychocephalus 
mucyroso. 
Colour—Upper parts variable in 
colour ; lower parts uniform 
yellowish. 
Average length—1 foot to 1 foot 
6 inches. 
Distribution — Transvaal; De- 
lagoa Bay; Rhodesia; 
Zambesi Regions; North 
to East and Central 
Africa. 
8. TYPHLOPS DINGA. The Rusty- 
red Blind Snake. 
Synonym — Onychocephalus 
dinga. 
Colour—Rusty red above, with 
confluent black spots. 
Average length—z feet to 2 feet 
6 inches. 
Distribution — Southern Rho- 
desia; Portuguese East 
Africa. 
9g. TYPHLOPS SCHLEGELII. Schlegel’s 
Blind Snake. 
HEADS AND TAILS OF TYPHLOPS Synonym -— Onychocephalus 
SNAKES, SHOWING ARRANGE- schlegelit. 
MENT OF SCALES. Colour—Uniform olive - brown 
Fic. 23.—3c. Head and lower jaw. | above, or parti - coloured 
3d. Taig ne the SDE at the tip B. yellow and olive-brown, the 
5a. ead vlewe rom above. 7 . . 
55. Head viewed from the side. latter colour forming ir- 
5c. Head viewed from below. regular blotches; lower 
ante ne are ae ve parts uniform yellow. 
ent is at part marke . yes are covere Bah . 
byscales. (From Brit. Mus. Cat. Snakes.) Average length 1 foot 6 inches 
to 2 feet. 
Distribution—Southern Rhodesia; Portuguese East Africa; Central 
Africa. 
10. TYPHLOPS SCHINZI. Black-spotted Blind Snake. 
Colour—Yellowish above, with small black spots. 
Average length—8 inches. 
Distribution—Northern parts of Cape Colony ; Little Namaqualand. 
