90 Dr. A. Gunther on new Species of Snakes 



Clotho (Vipera) euphratica, Martin. Galilee. Rev. H. B . Tristram. 



atropoides, Smith. Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith. 



(Typical specimen.) 



II. List of the new Species procured and described in the course of 

 the year 1864. 



*Calamaria flaviceps. Borneo. 



Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus. Palestine. Rev. H. B.Tristram. 

 *01igodon Waandersii. Boni. Dr. P. Bleeker. 

 *Simotes vertebralis. Bandjermassing. L. L. Dillwyn, Esq., M.P. 



Coronella nototaenia. Zambesi. Dr. Kirk. 



Cyclophis nasalis. Southern India. A. Giinther. 

 *Megablabes olivaceus. Manado. Dr. P. Bleeker. 

 *Coluber batjanensis. Batjan. Dr. P. Bleeker. 

 *Spilotes megalolepis. South America. Purchased. 

 *Dromicus Godmanni. Duenas. Messrs. Godman & Salvin. 



*Ahsetulla frenata. ? A. Gunther. 



*Psammophis trigrammus. River S. Nicolao. F. F. Monteiro, Esq. 



Chamsetortus aulicus. Zambesi. Dr. Kirk. 

 *Tropidonotus sundanensis. Sumatra. Dr. P. Bleeker. 

 *Limnophis bicolor. Angola. M. B. du Bocage. 

 *Dendraspis Welwitschii. Golungo Alto. Dr. Welwitsch. 



* polylepis. Zambesi River. Dr. Kirk. 



* intermedius. Zambesi River. Dr. Meller. 



Calamaria flaviceps. 

 Calamaria Schlegelii, Giinth. Colubr. Snak. p. 5 (not Dum. & Bibr.). 



Upper labial shields five; first pair of lower labials not form- 

 ing a suture together ; an azygos scale between the chin-shields. 

 Head two-thirds as broad as long. Blackish brown, with rings 

 of white dots across the back, each ring corresponding to a white 

 space on the belly; these dots are very obscure, and may en- 

 tirely disappear in old examples. Belly with black cross bands. 

 Head entirely uniform yellow. Ventral shields 152; sub- 

 caudals 20-23. 



Borneo. 



Polemon Barthii. 



We received lately a snake from Old Calabar which agrees so 

 well with Polemon Barthii, Jan, that no doubt can be enter- 

 tained as to their specific identity. Its dentition is opistho- 

 glyphous, as has been shown by Prof. Peters (Monatsber. Acad. 

 Wiss. Berl. 1863, p. 368). Ventral shields 205, anal divided, 

 subcaudals 18. But, most singularly, the subcaudals are divided, 

 and not simple as in the typical specimen. 



Simple subcaudals are justly generally considered as a generic 

 character; but it appears that on the West Coast of Africa, 



