2. TYPHLOPS. 15 
1. Typhlops lineatus. : 
hlops lineatus, Boie, Isis, 1827, p. 563; Schleg. Abbild. p. 39, 
ve Best 4 §2-34 (1844) ; Jan, Toon. Gén. p. 7,11, oh v.& 
vi 
ea § Bibr. vi. p. 259 (1844); Cantor, Cat. Mal. 
lineatum, Gray, Cat. Taz. p. 134 (1845). 
64) hlina lineata, Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. 171, pl. xvi. fig. B 
( 
Snout rounded, strongly projecting, flat inferiorly; nostrils 
inferior. Rostral very large; nasal semidivided, the cleft pro- 
ceeding from the first labial; a single large shield (the ocular) on 
each side behind the nasal; eyes hidden ; prwfrontal, supraoculars, 
and parietals large, transverse; four upper labials. Diameter of 
body 40 to 60 times in the total length; tail about as long as 
broad, ending in a spine. 22 scales round the body. Blackish 
above, each scale with a yellowish spot, or yellowish or pale 
brownish with dark brown longitudinal lines running between the 
series of scales; head and lower parts yellowish white. 
Total length 480 millim. 
Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 
: a, Ad. Singapore. General Hardwicke [P. 
b. Ad. Pinang. Dr, Cantor. P} 
e-d, Ad. Malacca. D. F. A. Hervey, Esq. [P.]. 
eA. Ad. & hgr. Salak, Java. R. Kirkpatrick, Tea, P.). 
i,k,l. Ad. &hgr. Java. 
es m-n. Ad. E. Indies. 
o. Her. Hong Kong (?). C. Bowring, Esq. [P.]. 
2. Typhlops unilineatus. 
2 pang se unilineatus, Dum. § peng vi. 4 278 (1844), 
epee anes Gén. p. 29, 1. 4, pls. iv. & v. fig. 2 
Snout strongly projecting, with angular horizontal edge ; nostrils 
inferior. Rostral about half the width of the head; nasal’ semi- 
divided ; a single large shield (the ocular) on each side behind the 
nasal; eyes distinguishable; upper head-scales scarcely e 
Diameter of body about 50 times in the total length. 26 or 28 
scales round the body. Olive-brown above, with a black vertebral 
streak. 
Total length 310 millim. 
Cayenne. 
3. Typhlops melanocephalus. 
Cathetorhinus melanocephalus, Dum. § Bibr. Ms p. 270 (1844) ; 
Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac, 1865, p, 263, pl. —. 
ss) a7 es Jan, Icon. Gén. p- 8, ‘ 1, pls. v. & vi. 
8 (1860) 
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