66. CHLOBOPHIS. 95 



thirds as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of 

 tin- snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal once aud a half to twice 

 as long as deep (rarely absent) ; one praeocular, not touching the 

 frontal ; two post oculars ; temporals 2 + 2 (rarely 1 + 2); oi^'ht 

 upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the eye; five lower labials 

 in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are shorter than the 

 posterior. Scales iu 15 rows. Yentrals with distinct lateral keel, 

 151-169; anal divided; subcaudals 114-124. Olive-green above, 

 usually some of the scales with a white spot on the outer border, 

 aud the skin between the scales black ; greenish-white inferiorly. 



Total length 1000 millim. ; tail 330. 



South Africa. 



a. d (V. 167 ; C. ?). Damara-land. 



b. 2 (V. 164; C. ?). Cape of Good Hope. Dr. Statham [P.]. 



c. Hgr. (V. 166 ; C. 118). Brit. Caffraria. F. P. M. Weale, Esq. 



d, e. $ (V. 169, 169 ; C. King Williamstown. H. Trevelyan, Esq. 



114, ?). [PA 



/. c? (V. 156 ; C. 120). Port Elizabeth. J. M. Leslie, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 g. c? (V. 164; C. 124). Port Natal. Rev. H. Galloway 



[P.]. 



h. $ (V. 161 ; C. 119). Orange River. Dr. Kannemeyer [PA 



'. Ad., skel. S. Africa. 



6. Chlorophis angolensis. 

 Philothamnus angolensis, Bocage, Jom. Sc. Lisb. ix. 1882, p. 7. 



Frontal rather short, with concave sides ; loreal scarcely longer 

 than deep ; temporals 1 + 2 ; nine upper labials, fifth and sixth 

 entering the eye. Ventrals feebly keeled, 150-160; anal divided ; 

 subcaudals 90-100. Olive-green above, yellowish green beneath. 



Total length 980 millim. ; tail 320. 



Angola. 



7. Chlorophis neterolepidotus. (PLATE V. fig. 3.) 



Ahsetulla heterolepidota, Giinth. Ann. # Mag. N. H. (3) xi. 1863, 



]>. 286, & (4) ix. 1872, p. 26. 



Leptoplm heterolepidota, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. \. 1867, p. <''.'. 

 Philothamnus heterolepidotus, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. ix. 1882, p. 8, 



fig.; Boettff. Bcr. Senck. Get. 1888, p. 60; Pfrffer, Jahrb. Hamb. 



Witt. Antt. x. 1893, p. 82. 

 Ahaetulla gracillima, Giinth. Ann. # Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 826. 



Rostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above mea- 

 suring about one third its distance from the frontal ; internasals as 

 long as or a little shorter than the prafrontals ; frontal with slightly 

 concave lateral borders, onco and a half to ouce and two thirds as 

 long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its distance from the 

 end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal once and two 



