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7. Typhlops braminus (Daudin) 



By far the most interesting specimen in the collection is a 

 single Typhlops braminus which confirms the early record 

 made by Dumeril and Bibron (Erpet. Gen., VI, p. 312) of an 

 example secured by Quoy and Gaimard, and thus re-establishes 

 the eastern limit of the known range of this species. It was 

 found at sunset on a narrow footpath on a hill back of Agafia, 

 Guam, Jan. 11, 1906. 



In alcohol this specimen has shrunk; immediately after 

 death it measured 116 mm. long and 1.75 mm. wide. The 

 body was apparently quite round, but the head and a few milli- 

 meters of neck were flattened and appeared wider than the 

 body. I have compared it carefully with a number of speci- 

 mens from the Philippine Islands without being able to find any 

 points of distinction. 



