OPHIDIA. 36D 



As., N. Afr. ; Conophis Ptrs., Mexico, C. Am., S. Brazil ; Dipsadoboa 

 Gthr., W. Afr. ; Dipsadomorphus Fitz., trop. Afr., S. As., Papuasia, 

 Aust., about 22 species; Ditypophis Gthr., Socotra ; Dispholidus 

 Duv., trop. and S. Afr. ; Dromophis Ptrs., trop. Afr. ; Dryophiops 

 Jan, S.-E. As. ; Dryophis Dalman, S.-E. As. ; Elapomoius Jan, 

 Brazil ; Elapomorphus Wieg., S. Am. ; Elapops, Gthr., W. Afr. ; 

 Elapotinus Jan ; Erythrolamprus Wagl., trop. Am., Texas ; Eteiro- 

 dipsas Jan, Mad. ; Geodipsas Blgr., Mad. ; Hemirhagerrhis Boettg., 

 E. Afr. ; Himantodes Cope, Mexico to trop. S. Am. ; Hologerrhum 

 Gthr., Philippines ; Homalocranium D. and B., trop. Amer., about 

 25 species ; Hydrocalamus Cope, C. Am. ; laltris Cope, S. Domingo ; 

 Ithycyphus Gtlir., Mad., Comoros ; Langaha Brug., Mad. ; Leptodira 

 Gtlu"., trop. and S.-Afr., trop. Am. to Texas ; Lycodryas Gthr., 

 Comoros; Lycognathus D. and B., trop. S.-Am. ; Macrelaps, Blgr., S. 

 Afr. ; Macroprotodon Guichen., Spain and N. Afr. ; Manolepis Cope, 

 Mexico ; Micrelaps Boettg., Palestine, Somaliland ; Mimophis Gthr., 

 Mad. ; Miodon Dum., W. Afr. ; Ogmius Cope, Mexico ; Oxyhelis 

 Wagl., trop. Ain. ; Oxyrhopus Wagl., C. and S. Am., about 20 species ; 

 Philodryas Wagl., S. Am., about 13 species ; Polemon Jan, W. Afr. ; 

 Psammodynastes Gthr., S.-E. As. ; Psammophis Wagl., Afr. and S. 

 As., 17 species ; Pseudablabes Blgr., S. Brazil, Uruguay ; Pythona- 

 dipsas Gthr., trop. Afr. ; Rhamphiophis Ptrs., trop. Afr. ; Rhino- 

 hothryum Wagl., trop. S. Am. ; Rhinocalamus Gtlir., E. Afr. ; 

 Rhinostoma Fit?.., S. Am. ; Scolecophis Cope, C. Am. ; Steno phis Blgr., 

 Mad., Comoros ; Stenorhina D. and B., Mexico, C. Amer., Colombia, 

 Ecuador ; Tachymenis Wieg., Bolivia, Peru, Chili ; Taphrometopon 

 Brandt, C. As., and Persia ; Tarbophis Fleischm.. S.-E. Eur., S.-W. 

 As., trop. and N. E. Afr. ; Thamnodynastesy\^a.^., S. Am. ; Thelotornis 

 Smith, trop. and S. Afr. ; Tomodon D. and B., S. Am. ; Trimero- 

 rhinus, Afr. S. of Eq., E. Afr. ; Trimorphodon Cope, California to C. 

 Am. ; Trypanurgos Fitz., trop. S. Am. ; Xenocalamus Gthr., trop. 

 Afr. ; Xenopholis Ptrs., S. Am. 



Sub-fam. 6. Elachistodontinae. Only a few teeth on the pos- 

 terior part of the maxillary and dentary bones and on the palatines and 

 pterygoids ; some of the anterior thoracic vertebrae with the hypa- 

 pophysis much developed and capped with enamel one genus and 

 species. Elachistodon ivestermanni Reinh., Bengal. 



Series C. Proteroglyfha. 



Anterior maxillary teeth grooved or perforated ; behind these poison 

 fangs a series of smaller solid teeth ; all extremely poisonous and most 

 are viviparous. 



Sub-fam. 7. Hydrophinae. Sea-snakes. Tail strongly compres- 

 sed laterally, with the neural spines and hypapophyses very much 

 developed. Body more or less compressed ; eyes small with round 

 pupil ; marine (except one species of Distira confined to a fresh-water 

 lake at Luzon in Philippines), entering tidal streams ; except 

 Platurus specimens of which have been found at some distance from 

 water, exclusively aquatic ; all are viviparous ; as a rule they are not 

 found in mid-ocean, and some of them at least visit the shores of 

 low islands to give birth to their young ; Indian and Pacific Oceans ; 

 about 10 genera and 50 species. Hydrus Schn., Indian and Pacific 

 Z — II. B B 



