LIST OF SOUTH AFRICAN SNAKES. 457 
I, ASPIDELAPS LUBRICUS. 
Natrix lubrica, Laurenti, Syn. Rept. p. 80. 
Aspidelaps lubricus, Bouleng., l.c. 
Cape Colony, German South-West Africa, Rhodesia. 
Cape Colony : Cape Town (Layard) ; Durbanville (Schabort) ; Malmes- 
bury (Gird & Lightfoot); Robertson (Hodges) ; Burghersdorp 
(Kannemeyer); Clanwilliam (Leipoldt, Smolke, Lightfoot) ; 
Middelburg (Piers); Upington; Hanover (Schreiner); Port 
Nolloth (Howard) ; Namaqualand (Péringuey). | 
Zambesi (Chapman). 
2. ASPIDELAPS SCUTATUS. 
Cyrtophis scutatus, Smith, Ill., Rept., App. p. 22. 
Aspidelaps scutatus, Bouleng., t.c., p. 391. 
Natal, Portuguese East Africa, Southern Rhodesia. 
Portuguese East Africa ; Delagoa Bay (De Coster). 
31. ELAPECHIS. 
Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 358. 
Three Species in South Africa. 
Portion of rostral visible from above not half as long as 
its distance from the frontal, which shield is a little 
shorter than the parietals ; diameter of eye less than 
its distance from the nostril in the adult .. .. EE. guenthert. 
Portion of rostral visible from above at least half as long 
as its distance from the frontal, which shield is much 
shorter than the parietals ; diameter of eye less than 
its distance from the nostrilintheadult .. .. E. sundevallit. 
Portion of rostral visible from above at least half as long 
as its distance from the frontal, which shield is much 
shorter than the parietals ; diameter of eye equal to 
its distance from the nostril .. ee St .. &. decostert. 
I. ELAPECHIS GUENTHERI. 
Elapsoidea guentheri, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. i., 1866, p. 70, pl. 1. fig. 3. 
Elapechis guentheri, Bouleng., t.c., p. 359. 
Tropical Africa, Transvaal. 
2. ELAPECHIS SUNDEVALLII. 
Elaps sundevalli, Smith, Il., Rept. pl. Ixvi. 
Elapechis sundevallii, Bouleng., t.c., p. 360. 
Natal. 
Estcourt. 
3. ELAPECHIS DECOSTERI. 
Elapsoidea decosteri, Bouleng., Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) ii., 1888, p. 141. 
Elapechis decosteri, Bouleng., t.c., p. 360. 
Portuguese East Africa, Zululand. 
Delagoa Bay (De Coster).—Type. 
32. HOMORELAPS. 
Jan, Rev. et Mag. Zool., 1858, p. 518; Bouleng. Cat. Sn. iii. p. 408, 
Two Species. 
Ventrals 160-215 .. site = i Ns .. 1. lacteus. 
Ventrals 219-244 .. ne 5 3 Ns nie ete OV SLES. 
