448 THE SNAKES OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
8. CHLOROPHIS. 
Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad., 1857, p. 52; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. gt. 
Four Species in South Africa. 
I. Ventrals without keels. 
Two labials entering the eye; sub-caudals 85-107 .. CC. hoplogaster. 
Il. Ventrals with distinct lateral keels. 
Two labials entering the eye; a single anterior temporal ; 
sub-caudals 77-114 .. ae ae aie .. C. neglectus. 
Two labials entering the eye; usually two superposed 
anterior temporals ; sub-caudals 114-140 .. .. C. natalensis. 
Three labials entering the eye ; sub-caudals 94-133 .. C. irregularis. 
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CHLOROPHIS HOPLOGASTER. 
Ahatulla hoplogastey, Ginth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (3) xi., 1863, p. 284. 
Chlorophis hoplogaster, Bouleng., t.c., p. 93, pl. v. fig. 2. 
South Africa, Central and East Africa. 
Cape Colony: Wynberg ? (Gardner); Port Elizabeth (Cregoe, Moor- 
house) ; Port St. Johns (Shortridge) ; Knysna (Baimbridge). 
Natal: Durban (Bowker, Sanderson). 
Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall). 
. CHLOROPHIS NEGLECTUS. 
Philothamnus neglectus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac., 1866, p. 890. 
Chlorophis neglectus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 94. 
East Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Butish Central Africa. 
Southern Rhodesia: Salisbury (Marshall). 
. CHLOROPHIS NATALENSIS. 
Dendrophis natalensis, Smith, Ill., Rept. pl. xiv. 
Chlorophis natalensis, Bouleng., tc, Pp: 94. 
South and Central Africa. 
Cape Colony: Mossel Bay (Layard); Port St. Johns (Shortridge) ; 
Port Elizabeth (Moorhouse); Kimberley (French); Tsomo 
(Watermeyer). 
Natal: Durban (Sanderson). 
Transvaal: Lydenburg (Kilgou). 
North Western Rhodesia: Kafue River (Drury). 
. CHLOROPHIS IRREGULARIS. 
Coluber ivregularis, Leach, in Bowdich, Ashantee, p. 494. 
Chlorophis ivregularis, Bouleng., t.c., p. 96. 
Tropical Africa, Southern Rhodesia. 
Southern Rhodesia : Mazoe (Darling) ; Salisbury (Marshall, Thomas). 
g. PHILOTHAMNUS. 
Smith, Ill., Rept.; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. ii. p. 98. 
A single Species in South Africa. 
PHILOTHAMNUS SEMIVARIEGATUS, Smith, op. c., pls. lix. and Ix. ; 
Bouleng., #.c., p. 99. 
Tropical and South Africa. 
Cape Colony: Douglas (Orpen). 
Transvaal: Barberton (Rendall). 
Rhodesia: Salisbury (Thomas, Darling) ; Livingstone (Stephenson). 
Portuguese East Africa: Delagoa Bay (De Coster). 
