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the cleft proceeding from the second labial; prwocular present, a 
little narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the 
second and third labials; eyes distinguishable ; prefrontal, supra- 
oculars, and parietals considerably enlarged ; four upper labials. 
Diameter of body 33 to 37 times in the total length; tail as long as 
broad, ending in a spine. _ 22 scales round the body. Pale olive- 
brown above, yellowish inferiorly. 
Total length 265 millim. 
West Australia. 
a-b. Ad. & hgr. W. Australia, (Types.) 
e. Ad, Swan River. 
49. Typhlops wiedii. 
Typhlops wiedii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1867, p. 24. 
Snout very prominent, rounded; nostrils inferior. Rostral large, 
three fifths the width of the head, extending nearly to the level of 
the eyes, the portion visible from below longer than broad ; nostril 
nearly completely divided, the cleft extending from the second labial 
to the upper surface of the snout; preocular present, narrower 
than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the second and third 
labials ; eyes distinct; upper head-scales a little enlarged; four 
upper labials. Diameter of body 42 to 67 times in the total length ; 
tail as long as broad, or a little longer than broad, ending in a spine. 
20 scales round the body. Buff above, yellowish inferiorly. 
Total length 290 millim. 
Queensland and New South Wales. 
a-f. Ad. & hgr. Queensland. 
g-m. Ad. New South Wales. Imperial Institute. 
50. Typhlops exoceti. (Pxaze III. fig. 2.) 
Typhlops exocesti, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1887, p. 517. 
Snout depressed, rounded, strongly projecting ; nostrils inferior. 
Rostral broad, upper portion broadest anteriorly, about half the 
width of the head, extending to the level of the eyes; nasal incom- 
pletely divided, the cleft proceeding from the second labial ; a pree- 
ocular, of about the same size as the ocular, in contact with the 
second and third labials; eyes distinguishable; upper head-scales a 
little larger than the scales on the body; four upper labials. 
Diameter of body 58 to 66 times in the total length ; tail twice as 
long as broad, ending ina spine. 20 scales round the body. Pale 
brownish, each scale with a brown spot; these spots largest and » 
darkest on the dorsal surface, where they form longitudinal lines, 
Total length 350 millim. 
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 
a-b. Ad. & hgr. Christmas Island. we Ning Fi Aa ae 
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