293 



I.IST OF THK OpHIDIA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 

 By A. ZlETZ. 



LKead April 5th, 1887.] 



The following list is simply intended to enumerate tlie snal^es 

 of this province, with the proper localities where caught. It 

 may be of some interest, as a similar list has never before been 

 published. I have determined the species by reference to the 

 following works : — Krefft's "Snakes of Australia," Macleay's 

 " Census of Australian Snakes," Prof. McCoy's "Proc. Zool., 

 Victorise," and Jan's "Iconograpie des Ophidiens." As this 

 list is only the result of three years' observation, it is probable 

 that other species may yet be obtained. Four species, viz., 

 TypTilops hituherculatus, HopJocepJialus spectahilis, H. ater, 

 S. Maste7'sii, seem to be peculiar to this province. 



One species, Hoplocephalicsnigro-striatus, hitherto only known 

 from B,ockhampton and Cleveland Bay, seems to be abundant 

 at Sedan, South Australia, from which locality I have received 

 many specimens. Most of the other species which inhabit 

 South Australia are well known and widely distributed. Two 

 South Australian snakes, Hoploceplialus ater and H. Mastersii, 

 are from Flinders Range, but I have not been able to obtain 

 specimens for the Museum collection. 



Only the two species of blind snakes and the carpet snake 

 are non-venomous ; all the other South Australian snakes are 

 venomous, and four species are dangerous to man, viz., the 

 black snake {Pseudechis po^'pliyriacus) , the tiger snake 

 {Hoploceplialus curt us), the large- scaled snake {S. superhus), 

 and the death adder (^Acantliopliis antarcticci) . 



1. Typhlops bitubeeculata, Peters. 



Peter's Blind Snake. Monatsber der Akademie der "Wis- 

 sentsch, Berlin ; Macleay's Census, &c., No. 



Locality. — Koolunga (G. Fullar, August, 18S2), Murray 

 Scrub (J. J. East, 1887), Golden Grove (Prof. E. Tate), 

 Murray Bridge (W. T. Bednall). 



Hahitat. — South Australia. 



2. Typhlops i^-igresce:^s, Gray. 



Krefft, Snakes of Australia, p. 17, pi. v., figs. 12, 12«, 26. ; 

 McCoy, Prod. Zoolog., Victoria, Dec. XL ; Macleay, Census, 

 Ac, sp. 5. 



Loc. — Neales, nearEudunda, Lyndoch Valley (Dr. Eichters), 



