434 ANELTTROPIDiE. 



3. TypMosam-us csecus. 



Typhline cuvieri, part., Gray, Cat. p. 128. 

 Acontias cpecus, Cuv. R. A. ii. p. 60. 

 Typhline cuvieri, Wiegm. Herp. Me.r. p. 1 1 ; Dnm. ^- Bibr. v. p. 836 ; 



A. Dmn. liev. et Muff. de Zool. viii. 1856, pi. xxii. fig. 2. 

 Typlilosaurus csecus, Peters, Beise n. Mossaynh. iii. p. 84. 



Snout conical. Eostral twice as long as the other head-shields ; 

 frontal and interparietal subequal, much broader than long ; a pair 

 of very small parietals, not foiining a suture behind ; mental very 

 large, cordiform. Scales hexagonal, very broad, in 14 longitudinal 

 series. Kut'ous, reticulated with purple. 



Total leugth 23 millim., tail 18. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



The above diagnosis is drawn up from Bibron's description, and 

 from the figure of the head prepared by Bocourt and given in Aug. 

 Dumeril's paper. Whether the two specimens (Cape; Dr. Lee [P.J) 

 referred to this species by Gray really belong to it is almost impos- 

 sible to say, as they are in a very bad state of preservation. 



4. Typhlosaurus vermis. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 4.) 



Snoiit conical, projecting, llostral and mental enormous, latter 

 cordiform ; the other head-shields minute, the largest (a frontal and 

 an interparietal, of subequal size) much smaller than a dorsal scale ; 

 eye scarcely distinguishable through a small ocular, which is in con- 

 tact with the naso-rostral sutiiro and with the first labial ; a supra- 

 ocular separates the ocular from the frontal ; no distinct parietals. 

 The scales on the greater part of the body are tetragonal, much 

 broader than long, forming oblique series converging on the median 

 line of the belly ; I'i scales round the middle of the body, the two 

 median dorsals largest, the two median ventrals smallest. Tail 

 very short, ending in an obtuse point. Uniform flesh-coloured. 



Total length 95 millim., tail 13. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



a. Ad. Cape of Good Hope. 



Fam. 20. DIBAMID^. 



Scincoidiens typhlophthalmes, part., Dumeril ^ Bih7-on, Erp. Gen, 



V. 1889. 

 Typhlinidae, part., Gray, Cat. Liz. 1845. 

 Dibamidse, Bonlenger, Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (5) xiv. 1884. 



Tongue short, bifid posteriorly, pointed, undivided in front, covered 

 with curved lamella; or plica). Teeth small, pointed, hooked, none 

 on palate. Skull compact ; no interorbital septum ; no columella 



