2. rYPHtops. 25 
21. Typhlops muelleri. 
vite miilleri, Schleg . Abbild. . 32, pl. xxxii. 25-28 
; Dum. § mare vi. p. 298 fiss4); Jan, Icon. Gén, p. 20, 
4, pl. vi. fig. 2 (1864). 
Agrees in form, scaling, and coloration with 7’. nigroalbus, but 
the rostral is broader and shorter, viz. half the width of the head, 
and doés not extend to the level of the eyes. Scales in 26 or 28 
rows. 
Total length 285 millim. 
Sumatra. 
a, Ad. Sumatra. Dr. Bleeker. (Pilidion dimidiatum, Blk.) 
22. Typhlops madagascariensis. 
Typhlops ne Boettg. Abh. Senchenb. Ges. xi. 1877, 
p. 3, pl. i. fig. 1 
Snout rounded, moderately projecting ; nostrils lateral. Rostral 
hardly one third the width of the head ; nasal incompletely divided, 
the cleft proceeding from the second labial; praocular present, a 
little narrower than the ocular, in contact with the second and 
third labials ; eyes hidden; upper head-scales enlarged ; four upper 
labials. Diameter of body 46 times in the total length; tail slightly 
longer than broad, rounded at the end, without spine. 24 scales 
round the body. Blackish brown above and below, each scale with 
a somewhat lighter longitudinal streak. 
Total length 410 millim. 
Nossi Bé, Madagascar. 
23. Typhlops flaviventer. 
ef pema flaviventer, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1864, p. 271; Peters § 
‘a, Ann, Mus, Genova, xiii. 1878, p. 384. 
Snout rounded and strongly projecting ; nostrils lateral. Rostral 
narrow, its upper portion about one third the width of the head, 
extending nearly to the level of the eyes; nasal nearly completely 
divided, the cleft proceeding from the second labial; a preocular, 
nearly as large as the ocular; eyes distinct; upper head-scales a 
little larger than the scales on the body ; four upper labials. 
Diameter of body 50 to 60 times in the total length ; tail twice as 
long as broad, ending in a spine. 22 scales round the body. 
Upper half black, lower yellowish white. 
Total length 300 millim. 
Moluccas. 
a. Ad. Ternate. Marquis G. Doria [P.). 
