94 COLUBRID.E. 



a, b. c? (V. 150 ; C. 105) Port Natal. Mr. T. Ayrea [C.]. 



& $ (V. 166; C. 88;. \ (Types.) 



c. 9 (V. 164 ; C. 03). Port Natal. Rev. H. Galloway [P.].) 



d-e. $ (V. 154, 159; C. Natal E. Howlett, Esq. [P.]. 



85, 92). 



/. $ (V. 160 ; C. 94). Damaraland. 



g. $ (V. 169 ; 0. 95). Victoria Nyanza. 



4. Chlorophis neglectus. 



Philothamnus neglectus, Peters, Man. Berl. Ac. 1866, p. 890, and 

 Jieise n. Mostamb. iii. p. 130, pi. xix. A. fig. 2 (1882) ; Pfeffer, 

 Ja/irb. Hainb. Wiss. Ami. x. 1893, p. 84. 



Ahjetulla neglecta, Gunth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1893, p. 620. 



Snout rather pointed. Rostral broader than deep, the portion 

 visible from above measuring one third or two fifths ite distance 

 from the frontal ; internasals as long as or a little shorter than the 

 prsefrontals ; frontal once and a half to once and two thirds as long 

 as broad, as long as its distance from the end of the snout, a little 

 shorter than the parietals ; loreal twice as long as deep ; one prae- 

 ocular, not touching the frontal ; two postoculare ; temporals 1 + 1 

 or 1 + 2 ; eight (exceptionally seven) upper labials, fourth and fifth 

 (or third and fourth) entering the eye ; five (rarely four or six) lower 

 labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as long 

 as or shorter than the posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals with 

 a slight lateral keel, 149-166; anal divided; subcaudals 77-114. 

 Green above, greenish yellow beneath ; some purplish-brown blotches 

 may be present on the anterior part of the body. 



Total length 800 millirn. ; tail 230. 



East Africa. 



a. $ (V. 153 ; C. 100X Taita. Mr. Wrav [C.]. 



b. J (V. 155 ; C. 100). Mkonumbi. Dr. J. W. Gregory [P.l 



c. $ (V. 159: C. 92). Lamu. F. J. Jacksou, Esq. [P.J. 



d. Yg. (V. 149 ; C. 114). Zanzibar Coast. 



e. $ (V. 152; C. 91). Shir<$ Highlands. H. H. Johnston, Esq. [P.]. 

 f-k. rf (V. 153, 157; C. Zomba, Brit. C. H.H. Johnston, Esq. [P.]. 



93, 97), $ (V. 149, 150 ; Africa. 

 C.80,77), andhgr. (V. 

 155; C. 89). 



I. Hgr. (V. 152 ; C. 84). Milanji, Brit. C. H. H. Johnston, Esq. [P.]. 



Africa. 



5. Chlorophis natalensis. 



Dendrophis (Philothamnus) natalensis, Smith, III. Zool. S. Afr., Kept. 



pi. Ixiv. (1840). 

 Ansetulla irregularis, var. natalensis, Gilnth. Cat. p. 162 (1858). 



- natalensis, Gunth. Ann. $ Mag. N. 11. (3) xi. 1863, p. 285. 

 Philothamnus natalensis, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. ix. 1882, p. 18. 



Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internaeals 

 as long as or a little shorter than the pncfrontals ; frontal with 

 slightly concave lateral borders, once and a half to once and two 



