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12. Typhlops conradi Peters. 



Typhlops conradi, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1874, P- l62 > P 1 - without number, fig. I. 

 Typhlops conradi, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. I 1893, p. 33; Proc. Zool. Soc. 1897, p. 217. 



Snout rounded; nostril inferior. Rostral two fifths the width 

 of the head, extending nearly to the level of the eyes; nasal 

 incompletely divided, the cleft proceeding from the second 

 labial; praeocular present, much larger than the ocular, in 

 contact with the second and third labials ; eyes distinct ; head- 

 scales enlarged; four upper labials. Body with 1 8 scales round 

 the middle; its diameter 58 times in the total length; tail a 

 little more broad than long. 



Brown above; head and end of tail white. Lower surface 

 light. Total length 175 mm. (After PETERS; not seen by me). 



Habitat: N. Celebes. 



Note. BOULENGER supposes, that T. conradi Peters may be 

 the same as T, ater Schleg. and that the presence of a sub- 

 ocular has not been observed (see Proc. Zool. Soc. 1897, p. 217). 



13. Typhlops bipartitus Sauvage. 



Typhlops bipartitus, Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Philora. (7) III 1879, p. 59. 

 Typhlops bipartitus, Boulenger, Cat. Sn. I 1893, p. 37. 



Snout rounded; nostrils inferior. Rostral large; nasal incom- 

 pletely divided; praeocular present, as broad as the ocular; 

 eyes distinct in one specimen, not visible in another; four 

 upper labials. Body with 22 scales round the middle ; tail more 

 long than broad, ending in a small spine. 



Yellowish-green above ; light brown below. Total length 

 250 mm. (After SAUVAGE; not seen by me). 



Habitat: N. New Guinea (Tidore Island?) 1 ). 



14. Typhlops florensis Boulenger. 



Typhlops florensis, Boulenger, Ann. Nat. Hist. (6) XIX 1897, p. 505. 



Snout rounded, projecting; nostril inferior. Rostral about one 

 fourth the width of the head, not extending to the level of 

 the eyes, the lower portion half as broad as long ; nasal in- 

 completely divided, the cleft proceeding from the second labial 

 and extending to the upper surface of the snout; praeocular 



i) Tidore Island is a small island near Ternate ; but T. bipartitus has been enu- 

 merated in a list of reptiles from the northern part of New Guinea. 



