26 OPHIDIANS. 
Xenop. unicolor. None are classified under genera found in 
Australia or in Africa. Whether any varieties exist in South 
America is not known. 
Fourta Genus—UROPELTID®. I. Muller. 
‘Rough tails.”? Tail extremely short, truncated, scarcely tapering ; 
generally terminating in a rough, naked disk, or covered with carinated 
(keeled) scales. 
East India species are: 
No. 1. Uropeltis Rhinophis. Hemprich. 
ns . oxyrhynchus. 
. punctatus. 
. Philippinus. 
. Trevelyanus. 
. Sanguineus. 
. Blythii. 
. Pulneyensis. 
4 Grandis. Kelaart. A rare variety. 
10. Plecturus. Dum. and Bibr. 
At. “6 Pl. Perotettii. 
12. = Pl. Giintherii. 
13. a Mellanophidium. Dum. and Bibr. 
14. t Mell. Wynandense. Beddome. 
15. = Silybura. Peters. 
16. es Syl. macrolepis. 
be 
HHn nD AaH 
AT: is “ ~Beddomii. 
18. 5 *  ocellata. 
19. oF “  Elliottii. 
20. we “« bicatenata. 
Ae ce “<” Shorti: 
22. . “brevis. 
