2. TYPHLoPs. 7 
—— emunctus, Cope, Bull. U.S, Nat. Mus. no. 32, 1887, 
P- 
Rostral very large, half the width of the head, extending beyond 
the level of the eyes, in contact with the frontal, which is broad; 
no preocular; two suboculars; eye distinguishable, under the 
suture between the prefrontal and the ocular; four upper labials, 
first largest, second in contact with the prefrontal. 22 scales 
round the body. Black, each scale with a reddish-brown border ; 
head whitish. 
Total length 158 millim. 
Isthmus of Panama. 
2. TYPHLOPS *. 
pies Schneid. Hist. Amph. ii. p. 339 (1801) ; Merr. Tent. 
i ary 820); Fitzing. N. Class. Rept p- 25 (1826) ; Wagl. Syst, 
Clings: p- 195 '(1830). 
Typhlops, Dum. § Bibr. Erp. Gén. vip 279 (1844) ; Gray, Cat. Liz. 
p. 182 (1845) ; Jan, Icon. Gén. p. 7 (1864); Giinth. Rept. Brit. 
nd. p. 172 (1864) ; Peters, Sitz. Ges. naturf. Fr. 1881, p. 70; 
Bocourt, Miss. Sc. Mex., Rept. p. 499 (1882); Bouleng. Faun. 
Ind., Rept. p. 235 (1890). 
Typhlina, Wagl. lc. p. 196 ; Giinth. 1. c. p. 171; Peters, 1. c. p. 70. 
dion, Dum. § Bibe vi. hae arenes 
Ophthalmidion, Dum. § B 
Cathetorhinus, Dum. § Bibr. 1. e. ‘oe: Peters, 1. ec. p. 70, 
On ee =, * eee § Bibr. l. ce. p. 272; Giinth. le. p. 177; 
Onychophis, qe vy be e. p. 182. 
hlinalis, Gray, /. c. p. 134. 
Anilios (non Oken), Gray, 1. ¢. p. 135. 
Medina, tg ce. p. 136. 
aoe Gray, l. e. p. 189. 
t horotyphlops, Jan; Elenco, p. 10 (1868) ; Peters, 1. c. p. 70. 
eobia, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. $22; Peters, |. c. p. 70. 
Geyptctyput Peters, l. c. p. 69. 
Antone phlops, Peters, 1. e. p. 70. 
dorhynchus, Peters, /. c. p.70. 
ae single and small; frontal small; nasal large, single 
or divided into two. 
South Europe ; South Asia ; Africa ; Tropical America ; Australia, 
Synopsis of the Species. 
I. No preocular ; no subocular; ocular in contact with the second 
and third labials. 
Snout rounded ; nostrils inferior; 22 scales 
MG DOGY ,. vcksktes cesas cee 1. lineatus, p. 15. 
* T. wilderi, Garm. Science Observer, iv. 1883, p. 48, from Brazil, is insuffi- 
ciently characterized. 
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