20 TYPHLOPID &. 
total length ; tail a little longer than broad, terminating in a spine. 
18 scales round the body. Brown above, paler inferiorly ; snout, 
chin, and lower surface of tail white. | 
Total length 220 millim. 
Himalayas; India. 
a-b, Her. Bengal. ; 
e. Ad. Bombay. Dr. Leith t 
d, Ad. Belgaum. Dr. Leith | P.}. 
e. H, Trevandrum, Travancore. H. 8. Ferguson, Esq. [P.]. 
gr. 
f-g. Ad. & hgr. India. 
11. Typhlops guentheri. 
Typhlops uyeh coe) guentheri, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 18665, 
p. 259, pl. —. fig. 1. 
Snout rounded, moderately projecting ; nostrils lateral. Rostral 
nearly half the width of the head, broadly truncate posteriorly, 
extending to the level of the eyes; nasal incompletely divided, the 
cleft proceeding from the second labial ; preeocular present, nar- 
rower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the second and 
third labials ; eyes distinct; prefrontal much enlarged ; four upper 
labials. Diameter of body 60 times in the total length; tail 
slightly longer than broad, ending in an obtuse point. 18 scales 
round the body. Pale reddish brown above, whitish inferiorly ; 
tail blackish. 
Total length 142 millim. 
North Australia. 
a. N. Australia. Dr. J. R. Elsey [C.]. (Type.) 
12. Typhlops leucoproctus. (Prarz I. fig. 6.) 
Typhlops leucoproctus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) iv. 1889, 
p. 861, 
Snout rounded, moderately projecting; nostrils lateral. Rostral 
about one third the width of the head, extending to the level of the 
eyes ; nasal nearly completely divided, the cleft proceeding from the 
second labial ; preocular present, a little narrower than the nasal 
or the ocular, in contact with the second and third labials; eyes dis- 
tinguishable ; upper head-scales moderately enlarged; four upper 
labials. Diameter of body 40 to 65 times in the total length; tail 
once and a half to twice as long as broad, ending in a spine. 20 
scales round the body. Dark brown, somewhat lighter inferiorly ; 
labial and anal regions yellowish. 
Total length 220 millim. 
New Guinea and Queensland. 
a. Ad. Fly River, New Guinea. Rev. S. Macfarlane 
C.). 
b-d. Ad. Murray Id., Torres Straits. Rev..S; Macfarlane tod (Types. ) 
e. Ad. Queensland, 
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