44 TYPHLOPIDE. 
67. Typhlops bibronii. 
Onychocephalus bibronii, Smith, Ill. Zool. 8. : t. pl. li. fig. 2 
pl. liv. figs. 5-8 (1845). Af Be 
Snout very prominent, with angular but not trenchant edge and 
inferior nostrils. Rostral very large, extending to the level of the 
eyes, the portion visible from below broader than long; nasal semi- 
divided, the suture proceeding from the first labial; preocular 
present, narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the 
second labial ; eyes distinct, below the suture between the ocular 
and the preocular ; prefrontal usually much larger than the supra- 
oculars and parietals, which are larger than the scales of the body ; 
four upper labials. Diameter of body 28 to 36 times in the total 
length; tail as long as broad, or broader than long, ending in a spine. 
30 to 32 scales round the middle of the body, 32 to 34 anteriorly. 
Brown above, yellowish inferiorly. 
Total length 480 millim. 
South Africa. 
a. Hgr. North of Latakoo. Sir A. Smith [P.]. (One 
of the types. 
b. Ad. Lessooto. M. F, Lataste [P.]. 
e. Ad. Cafiraria. 
d, Ad, King Williamstown, J. P. M. Weale, Esq. {es 
e. Ad, King Williamstown. H. Trevelyan, Esq. [P.]. 
f. Ad. Port er biers Semate 
- : Port Natal. v. H. Calloway [P.]. 
> AS 8S. Africa. Dr. quan |S -E vi 
a. Ad. 8. Africa. Chatham Museum. 
68. Typhlops schlegelii. 
Typhlops schlegelii, Biancont, Spec. Zool. Mosamb. p. 13, pl. iii. fig. 2 
(1850) ; Jan, Icon. Gén. p. 27, 1. 8, pl. vi. fig. 1 (1864) Peters, 
Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 99 (1882) ; Bouleng. Ann. §& Mag. NH. 
(6) ii. 1888, p. 189, 
Onychocephalus schlegelii, part., Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1860, p. 82. 
Snout very prominent, with sharp cutting edge and inferior 
nostrils. Rostral very large, extending to the level of the eyes, the 
portion visible from below broader than long; nasal semidivided, 
the suture proceeding from the first labial; preocular present, 
narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the second 
and third labials ; eyes distinct, below the suture between the pra- 
ocular and the ocular; supraoculars and parietals larger than the 
scales on the body; four upper labials. Diameter of body 25 to — 
30 times in the total length ; tail broader than long, ending in a 
spine. 40 (or 42) scales round the middle of the body, 38 anteriorly. 
Uniform olive-brown above, or parti-coloured yellow and olive- 
brown, the latter colour forming irregular blotches; lower parts 
uniform yellow. . 
Total length 380 millim.; reaches a length of 690 millim. 
South-east and Central Africa, 
