THE SOLID-TOOTHED SNAKES. 83 
1, ABLABOPHIS RUFULUS. Olive-brown Water Snake. Olyfen-Bruin 
Water Slang. 
Synonym—Coronella rufula. 
Colour—Uniform dark olive-brown or blackish above; upper lip and 
lower parts, light pink. 
Average length—2z feet, to 2 feet 6 inches. 
Distribution—Occurs all over South Africa. Has not been recorded 
north of the Zambesi. 
Genus LAMPROPHIS. 
Four Species in this genus, all of which inhabit South Africa. 
KEY lO LHe SPECIES: 
Scales in 23 rows. Internasals a little shorter 
than the prefrontals; loreal a little longer 
than deep + ae ws oe .. Lamprophis aurora. 
Scales in 23 rows. Internasals much shorter 
than the prefrontals; loreal at least nearly 
twice as long as deep .. . Lamprophis inornatus. 
Scales in 23 rows. Internasals longer than the 
prefrontals ; loreal as mee as eon or a 
little longer than deep . Ss A .. Lamprophis fiskii. 
Scalesin Ig rows .. a3 ; .. Lamprophis fuscus. 
1, LAMPROPHIS AURORA. The Night Soe: Nacht Slang. 
Synonym—Coluber aurora. 
Colour—Olive or pale brown above, uniform or speckled with black ; 
the scales of the vertebral series bright yellow or orange ; lower 
parts white. 
Average length—z feet. 
Distribution—Both provinces of Cape Colony ; O. R. C., Transvaal. 
. LAMPROPHIS INORNATUS. The Brown Snake. Bruin Slang. 
Colour—Uniform brown above; brownish white below. 
Average length—1 foot 6 inches. 
Distribution—Both Provinces of Cape Colony. 
. LAMPROPHIS FISKII. Fisk’s Snake. 
Colour—Lemon yellow on the five median rows of scales, with large 
blackish-brown spots forming a single series anteriorly, a double 
alternating series posteriorly. Head lemon yellow above, with 
symmetrical blackish-brown markings, viz. an oblique band 
on each side of the occiput, a horseshoe-shaped band passing 
through the eyes and across the snout, and a bar across the 
frontal. Lateral scales of body and tail brown in the centre 
and yellowish-white on the borders. Upper lip and lower parts 
white. 
Average length—tr foot 6 inches. 
Distribution—Western Province of Cape Colony. 
. LAMPROPHIS FuscuS. The Yellow-lipped Snake. Geel-lip Slang. 
Colour—Uniform brown above ; upper lip, two outer rows of scales and 
lower parts yellowish. 
Average length—z feet. 
Distribution—Western Province of Cape Colony. 
