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are alleged to be a rock and water snake and are known as "sawaka," 

 while young or brightly colored pythons are referred to as "dilemma" 

 and their habitat said to be the waterside. 



As may be supposed in a district so poorly supplied with water as 

 is that of Dodoma, pythons are restricted to those areas where per- 

 manent water can be depended upon. Thus the only specimen 

 brought in alive came from Bahi and a skin from Kissako. Tracks 

 were also seen at Nzingi and Manyoni. Fortunately, Mr. Carnochan 

 was able to purchase a score of fine pythons in the Shinyanga area, 

 at least 10 of which were over 10 feet in length and one which I per- 

 sonally measured, was 14 feet. 



Ticks {Apono7nma laeve) were removed from it. 



BOAEDON LINEATUS Dum^ril and Bibron 

 BROWN HOUSE SNAKE 



Native names. — Yamukulo (Chigogo). 



Two specimens from Dodoma are a yellowish brown color, in con- 

 formity with such a desert habitat. 



PHILOTHAMNUS SEMIVARIEGATUS (Smith) 



BUSH SNAKE 



Native name. — Nhanga (Chigogo); Yarudutu (Kinyamwezi). 



Mr. Carnochan brought back one specimen from Manyoni which 

 disgorged a gecko {PacJiydactylus hibroni) when captured. It fed on 

 common geckos (Hemidactylus mahouia) during the three months prior 

 to embarkation. 



CORONELLA SEMIORNATA (Peters) 



SEMI- ORNATE SMOOTH SNAKE 



Two females collected by Salimu at Kipetu in Manyoni subdistrict. 

 Their measurem.ents and formulae are well within the range of the 

 species: (1) 460 mm.; 125mm.; Sc. 21, V. 188, A. 1, C. 71, L. 8. (2) 

 493 mm.; 140 mm.; Sc. 21, V. 188, A. 1, C. 76, L. 8. 



SCAPHIOPHIS ALBOPUNCTATUS Peters 



Native names. — Ngolochetzi (Chigogo); Ipela (Kinyamwezi). 



Two from Dodoma and half a dozen from Shinyanga. 



One of the Dodoma specimens was killed in the kitchen of the 

 geological department's headquarters; the other was brought in alive 

 by a local Monumwezi snake catcher who had torn out its teeth, a 

 fact he stoutly denied. 



The largest male measures 1,155 mm. (949+206), and largest female 

 1,017 mm.(880 + 137), thus far surpassing any measurments given for 



