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31. Typhlops filiformis. 



Typhlops filiformis, Dtim. Sf Bihr. vi. p. 307 ri844); Jan, Icon. Gin. 

 p. 10, 1. 3, pi. iv. ti-. 12, & 1. 9, pi. i. fig. 7 (1864). 



Snout rounded ; nostrils lateral. Rostral about one third the 

 width of the head, cxtendinj^ nearly to the level of the eyes ; nasal 

 semidividcd, the cleft proceeding from the first labial ; pneocular 

 present, in contact with the second and third labials ; eyes distin- 

 guishable ; supraoculars and parietals larger than the scales on the 

 body ; four upper labials. Diameter of l)ody about 00 times in the 

 total length ; tail hardly longer than broad, ending obtusely. 20 

 scales round the body. Reddish brown, lighter inferiorly. 



Total length 135 millim. 



Hah. ? 



32. Typhlops temminckii. 



Typhlops temminckii, Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 14, 1. 3, pis. iv. & v. fig. 6 

 (1864). 



Snout round, strongly projecting ; nostrils lateral. Rostral about 

 one fourth the width of the head, uot extending quite to the level 

 of the eyes ; nasal incompletely divided, the cleft proceeding from 

 the first labial ; proeocular present, narrower than the ocular, in 

 contact with the second and third labials ; eyes distinct ; prsefrontal 

 and supraoculars much enlarged ; four upper labials. Diameter of 

 body 45 times in the total length ; tail slightly longer than broad, 

 ending in a spine. 22 scales round the body. Brown above, each 

 scale with a lighter edge : yellowish white inferiorlv. 



Total length 225 millim. 



Rah. ? 



33. Typhlops ruficauda. 



Anilios ruficauda. Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 136 (184o). 



Typhlops ruficauda, Peters, Man. fieri. Ac. 1861, p. 684. 



dichromatus, Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 21,1. 3, pis. iv. & v. fio- 1 



(1864). 

 ? Typhlops petersii, Steind. Verh. zool.-bof. Ges. Wien, 1867, p. i')\o, . 



pi. xiii. figs. 7-9. 



Snout rounded, moderately projecting; nostrils lateral. Rostral 

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

 eyes ; nasal semidividcd, the cleft proceedinsr from the second labial ; 

 praeocular present, as broad as the ocular, in contact with the third 

 labial only ; eyes distinct ; pra^frontal, supraocular, and jtarictal 

 considerably larger than the scales on the body ; four upper labials. 

 Diameter of body 31 to 55 times in the total length ; tail a.s long as 

 broad, ending in a spine. 30 scales round the body. Reddish 

 brown above ; snout, tail, and lower surfaces yellowish. 



Total length 250 millim. 



Philippine Islands. 



a-c. Ad., hgr., & yg. Philippiues. (Types.) 



