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60. Typhlops congicus. 
Typhlops (Onychocephalus) congicus, Boettg. Zool. Anz. 1887, p, 650, 
TE Ben Sick, Gre 1888, p. 44, phi. fig. 5. ary 
Snout very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 
inferior nostrils. Rostral large, the portion visible from below as 
long as broad; nasal semidivided, the cleft proceeding from the first 
labial ; preocular present, nearly as broad as the nasal or the ocular, 
in contact with the second and third labials; eyes not distinguish- 
able; prefrontal, frontal, supraoculars, and parietals larger than 
the scales on the body; four upper labials. Diameter of body 28 
times in the total length; tail broader than long. 26 scales round 
the middle of the body, 28 anteriorly; the scales of the middle 
dorsal row distinctly larger than the others. Yellowish grey, a 
little lighter inferiorly, above with indistinct darker lines. 
Total length 450 millim. 
Near Banana, Congo. 
61. Typhlops hallowellii. | 
as hallowelli, Jan, Icon, Gén. p. 29, 1. 4, pls. iv. & v. fig. 6 
). 
Snout very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 
inferior nostrils, Rostral large ; nasal semidivided, the suture pro- 
ceeding from the first labial; preocular present, narrower than the 
nasal or the ocular; eyes not distinguishable ; preefrontal, supra- 
oculars, and parietals larger than the scales on the body; three 
upper labials, the first formed by the fusion of two. Diameter of 
body 19 times in the total length; tail much broader than long. 
28 scales round the body. Uniform yellowish olive. 
Total length 152 millim. 
Gold Coast. 
62. Typhlops anchietz. . 
Fypblons (Onychocephalus) anchietse, Bocage, Jorn. Se. Lish, xi, g 
886, p. 172. 
Onychocephalus anchietes, Matschie, Zool. Jahrb. v. 1890, p. 608. 
Snout very prominent, with obtusely angular horizontal edge and 
inferior nostrils. Rostral large; nasal semidivided, the suture pro- 
ceeding from the lower lateral border of the rostral; praocular 
present, narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with 
the second labial; eyes not distinguishable; four upper labials. 
Diameter of body 24 times in the total length; tail much broader 
than long. 30 to 32 scales round the body. Pale yellow, with 
greyish-brown blotches. 
Total length 119 millim. 
Angola, Transvaal. 
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