20 TYrHLOPIDJi;. 



total length : tail a little longer than broad, terminating in a spine. 

 18 scales round the body. Brown above, paler interiorly ; snout, 

 chin, and lower surface of tail white. ^ 



Total length 220 millim. 



Himalayas ; India. 



a-h. Hgr. Bengal. 



c. Ad. Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



d. Ad. Belgaum. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



e. Hgi-. Trevandrum, Travancore. H. S. Ferguson, Esq. [P.]. 

 f-g. Ad. & hgr. India. 



II. Typhlops guentheri. 



Typblops (Onychocephalus) guentheri, Peters, Mon. Bcrl. Ac. 1805, 

 p. 259, pi. — . fig. 1. 



Snout rounded, moderately projecting : nostrils lateral. Rostral 

 nearly half the width of the head, broadly truncate posteriorly, 

 extending to the level of the eyes ; nasal incompletely divided, the 

 cleft proceeding from the second labial ; pra^ocular present, nar- 

 rower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the second and 

 third labials ; eyes distinct ; praefrontal much enlarged ; four upper 

 labials. Diameter of body GO times in the total length : tail 

 slightly longer than broad, ending in an obtuse point. 18 scales 

 round the body. Pale reddish brown above, wliitish interiorly ; 

 tail blackish. 



Total length 142 millim. 



North Australia. 



a. N. Australia. Dr. J. Pt. Elsey [C.]. (Type.) 



12. Typhlops leucoproctus. (Piate I. fig. 6.) 



Typhlops leucoproctus, 5o?^/eH(/. Ann. &• Man. N. H. (6) iv. 1889 

 p. 361. ' 



Snout rounded, moderately projecting : nostrils lateral. Rostral 

 about one third the width of the head, extending to the level of the 

 eyes ; nasal nearly completely divided, the cleft proceeding from the 

 second labial ; prseocular present, a little narrower than the nasal 

 or the ocular, in contact with the second and third labials ; eyes dis- 

 tinguishable ; upper head-scales moderately enlarged ; four upper 

 labials. Diameter of body 40 to 65 times in the total length ; tail 

 once and a half to twice as long as broad, ending in a spine. 20 

 scales round the body. Dark brown, somewhat lighter interiorly : 

 labial and anal regions yellowish. 



Total length 220 millim. 



New Guinea and Queensland. 



a. Ad. Fly River, New Guinea. Rev. S. Macfarlane [C.]. 1 



b-d. Ad. Murray Id., Torres Straits. Rev. S. Macfarlane [C.j. i (Types.) 



€. Ad. Queensland. 



