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Mr. Bell on a new Genus of Amphishenide. 391 
Arr. Lif. Description of anew Genus of Reptilia of the 
family of Amphisbenide. By Tuomas Bett, Esq., F. R. 
ds i.y GC 
Fam, AMPHISBENIDE. (Amphisbenoidea, Fitzinger.) 
Genus ANnops, nobis. 
Cuar. Gen. Pedes nulli. Annuli thoracici completi. Rostrum por- 
rectum, scutello arcuato, compresso tectum. Oculi sub scutellis laten- 
tes. Linea lateralis depressa. Cauda breviuscula, obtusa. Port 
pre-anales nulli, 
Anops KINGII. 
Corpore supra fusco, infra albido. 
: Tas. xvi, fig. 1. 
Habitat in America Australi. 
Exstat in Museo nostro. 
Tis interesting little animal forms one of the numerous additions 
made, by the indefatigable researches of Capt. King, to the Natural His- 
tory of that part of South America, which formed the subject of his late 
important survey. 
As in the rest of the Amphisbenide, the body is long, slender, and 
cylindrical; becoming however rather smaller towards the tail, which 
terminates obtusely. Thescal’ hich are arranged in complete rings 
around the body, are all quadrangular, and generally equilateral, ex- 
cepting those near the lateral line, and on the tail, which are longer 
than they are broad. The lateral line is slightly depressed, forming a 
small channel, more distinct than in Amphisbena, though less so than 
in Chirotes, and extending nearly the whole length of the body on each 
side. There is not, externally, any appearance either of anterior or of 
posterior members. The head is covered laterally with about eight or 
nine pairs of small flat scutella, and is protected above and in front, bya 
singleone, which isarched and compressed so as to forma sharp edge, 
and projects considerably beyond the lower jaw. ‘The eyes are so com- 
pletely hidden under a pair of the small plates which cover the sides of 
