20 Dr. A. Giintker on new Species of Snakes 



tusa, brevissima; anfractibus rapide crescentibus, ultimo magno. 

 Apertura elliptica ; columella complanata. 

 Operculum calcareum. 



Chromotis neritina, Dunker. 



Phasianella neritina, Dkr. Zeitschr. fiir Malakoz. 1846, p. 110; Krauss, 

 Siidafrik. Moll. tab. 7. f. 6 ; Phil. Kuster's Chem. Conch. Cab., Phasia- 

 nella, taf. 5. f. 6. 



Gena lineata, A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1850 ; Sow. Thesaur. Conch., 

 Stomatellinse, pi. 178. f. 26, 27. 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 



Dr. Krauss observes that the operculum is the same as that 

 of Phasianella capensis, Dkr. 



V. — On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British 

 Museum. By Albert Gunther, M.A., M.D., Ph.D. 



[Plate III.] 



The following species of Ophidians, previously desiderata in the 

 Collection of the British Museum, have been procured since the 

 publication of a paper on the same subject in this Journal (January 

 1862, p. 52). The total number of species in that collection 

 is now raised to 627, and that of the typical specimens to 189. 

 Those marked with an asterisk (*) are new. 



*Cercocalamus collaris. Central America. A. Giinther. 

 *Brachyurophis semifasciata. Baranquilla, at the mouth of the 



River Magdalena (New Granada). Purchased. 

 *Leptodira lcucocephala. Bahia. Dr. O. Wucherer. 



Leptognathus variegatus, Schley. British Guiana. 



Hoplocephalus bitorquatus (Alecto bitorquata, Jan). Clarence 

 River. This snake is rare. Two specimens were contained in 

 the collection sent by Mr. Krefft to the International Exhibi- 

 tion. 



Hoplocephalus signatus (Alecto siguata, Jan). Clarence River. 

 Sent by Mr. Krefft. 



Furina bimaculata, 1). & B. Western Australia. Purchased. 



Neelaps calonotus (Furina calonotus, B. & B.). Baranquilla. Pur- 

 chased. 



Bothrops pictus (Lachesis pictus, Tschudi). Peru. Presented by 

 Professor Nation, of Lima. 



Teleuraspis brachystoma (Bothriechis brachy stoma, Cope, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sc. Phil. 1861, p. 295). Lower Vera Paz. Messrs. 

 Godman & Salvin. 



nummifera, Riipp. Lower Vera Paz. Messrs. Godman & 



Salvin. 

 *Pcecilostolus Burtonii. West Africa. Major Burton. 



