6. JIONOPELTIS. — 7. KUXNEIRA. 459 



large anal shields ; uo pores. Brown above, whitish inl'eriorly ; 



anterior head-shield yellow. 



inilliiu. 



Length to vent 2G4 



Tail 16 



Diameter of body 10 



Mossamedes, S.W, Africa. 



10. Monopeltis jiigularis. 



Monopeltis (Phractogomisj jugularis; Veters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1880, 

 - p. inO, pi. -. lig. 1. 

 Lepidosternon jugulare, Strmich, Mel. Biol. Ac. St. Petersb. xi. p. 409. 



A small rostral separates the nasals ; two large shields covering 

 the head, the posterior narrower and a little shorter than the 

 anterior; a pair of band-like otcipitals ; ocular small, eye distinct; 

 three upper labials, third largest ; mental roundish, followed by 

 a large subcordiform chin-shield ; three lower labials, third very 

 large. Two hundred and six annuli on the body and thirteen on 

 the tail ; an annulus contains thirty to thirty-live segments, sixteen 

 to nineteen dorsals and fourteen to sixteen veutrals ; latter, two 

 median rows broadest. Pectoral shields small, thirty-six, commencing 

 immediately behind the gular fold, forming U-shaped rows. Six 

 anal segments, the median pair very large ; no pores. Yellowish, 

 each segment with a brown spot, which is smaller and darker on the 

 dorsal segments than on the veutrals. 



milliua . 



Length to vent 510 



Tail 29 



Diameter of body 22 



West Africa. 



11. Monopeltis koppenfelsii. 



Lepidosternon koppenftdsii, Strauck, Mel. Biol. Ac. St. Peter sh. xi. 

 p. 409. 



AUied to M. jugular! s ; distinguished by the presence of a pras- 

 ocular, and the sternal shields not beginning immediately after the 

 gular fold. Two hundred and eight annuli on the body and thirteen 

 on the tail ; an annulus on the body comprises thirty-two or thirty- 

 four segments, sixteen to eighteen on the dorsal and sixteen on the 

 ventral side ; the two median ventral segments much broader than 

 long. 



Length to vent 338 millim. ; tail 22 millim. 



Gaboon. 



7. EHINEURA. 



Hhineura, Cope, Pruc. Ac. Philad. 1801, p. 75. 



Nostril pierced in a small nasal on the lower surface of the snout. 

 Head depressed, with broad projecting snout with angular edge 



