40 TYPHLOPID^. 



60. TypMops congicus. 



Typlilops (Onyclioceplialiis) congicus, Boettg. Zool. Anz. 1887, p. 650, 

 and Ber. Senck. Ges. 1888, p. 44, pi. i. fig. 5. 



Snout very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 

 inferior nostrils. Rostral large, the portion visible from below as 

 long as broad ; nasal semidivided, the cleft proceeding from the first 

 labial : prseocular present, nearly as broad as the nasal or the ocular, 

 in contact with the second and third labials ; eyes not distinguish- 

 able ; pra^fronta], frontal, supraoculars, and parietals larger than 

 the scales on the body ; four upper labials. Diameter of body 28 

 times in the total length ; tail broader than long. 26 scales round 

 the middle of the body, 28 anteriorly ; the scales of the middle 

 dorsal row distinctly larger than the others. Yellowish grey, a 

 little lighter interiorly, above with indistinct darker lines. 



Total length 450 millim. 



Near Banana, Congo. 



61. Typhlops hallowellii. 



Typhlops hallowelli, Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 29, 1. 4, pis. iv. & v. fig. 6 

 (1864). 



Snou.t very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 

 inferior nostrils. Rostral large ; nasal semidivided, the suture pro- 

 ceediug from the first labial ; praeocular present, narrower than the 

 nasal or the ocular : eyes not distinguishable ; prsefrontal, supra- 

 oculars, and parietals larger than the scales on the body ; three 

 upper labials, the first formed by the fusion of two. Diameter of 

 body 19 times in the total length; tail much broader than long. 

 28 scales round the body. Uniform yellowish olive. 



Total length 152 millim. 



Gold Coast. 



62. Typhlops anchietae. 



Typhlops (Onychocephalus) anchietae, Bocaqe, Jorn. Sc. Lish. xi. 



1886, p. 172. 

 Onychocephalus ancliietas, Matschie, Zool. Jahrb. v. 1890, p. 608. 



Snout very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 

 inferior nostrils. Rostral large ; nasal semidivided, the suture pro- 

 ceeding from the lower lateral border of the rostral ; praeocular 

 present, narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with 

 the second labial ; eyes not distinguishable ; four upper labials. 

 Diameter of body 24 times in the total length ; tail much broader 

 than long. 30 to 32 scales round the body. Pale yellow, with 

 greyish-brown blotches. 



Total length 119 millim. 



Angola, Transvaal. 



