39. LAMPROPnis. 321 



Internasals much shorter than the procfron- 



tals ; loroal at least twice as long as 



deep ; two pairs of chin-shields 2. inornatus, p. 321. 



Internasals longer than the proefrontals ; 



loreal a little longer than deep ; a 



single pair of chin-shields 3. Jislii, p. 322. 



II. Scales iu 19 rows 4. fusciis, p. 322. 



1. Lamprophis aurora. 



Coluber avn-ora, Li'tin. ^fus. Ad. Frid. p. -2'), pi. xix. fitr. 1 (17-j4), 



and S. N. i. p. 879 (17(3G) ; Baud. Jiept. vii. p. o (1803). 

 Cerastes aurora, Lrmr. Syn. Rept. p. 8:2(1768). 

 Diiberria aurora, Fifz. 2\. Clans, lirpt. \>. iid {\&2Ci). 

 Coroiiella aurora, tichley. Fhys. iSerp. ii. p. 75, pi. ii. figs. 20 tt '21 



(1837). _ 

 Lamprophis aurora. Smith, III. Z<>nJ. S. Afr., Itepf., App. p. 1!) 



(1849); JDinn. ^- Blhr. vii. p. 431 (1854); Gimth. Cat. p. 195 



(1858).' 



Rostral broader than deep, scarcely visible from above ; inter- 

 nasals a little shorter than the priXifrontals ; frontal once and one 

 third to once and a half as long as broad, as long as or a little 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal a little longer than deep ; one praeocular, not ex- 

 tending to the frontal; two postoculai's ; temporals l-|-2; eight 

 upper labials, fourth and fifth, or third, fourth, and fifth, entering 

 the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are longer than the posterior. Scales in 23 rows. 

 Ventrals 170-182 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 37-53. Olive or pale 

 brown above, uniform or speckled with black ; the scales of the 

 vertebral series bright yellow or orange ; lower parts white. 



Total length 050 millim. ; tail 120. 



South Africa. 



a. S (V. 178 ; C. 50). Cape of Good Hope. Dr. Statham [P.]. 



h. 2 (V. 182 ; C. 37). Cape of Gaod Hope. Dr. Lee [P.]. 



c, d. c? ( V. 179 ; C. 52) & Cape of Good Hope, 

 vg. (V. 170; C. 51). 



e. d (V. 177 ; C. 52). Cape Town. Rev. G. H. R. Fisk 



rp.]. 



f. \ g. (V. 172 ; C. 51). King William s Towu, H. Trevelvan, Esq. 



[P.]. 



g. "ig. (\ . 172 ; C. 51). Orange River. Dr. Kannemeyer . 



h. Skull. Cape of Good Hope. 



2. Lamprophis inornatus. 

 Lamprophis inornatus, Dum. Si- Bibr. vii. p. 464 (1854). 



Eye smaller than in L. anrora. Internasals much shorter than 



