2. TYPHLOPS. 45 
a. Ad. Delagoa Bay. 8, African Museum. 
b-c. Ad. & hgr. Lado. Dr. Emin Pasha [C.]. 
69. Typhlops delalandii- 
oe ao wy Abbild. p. 38, asa). 17-20 (1844) ; 
Onychooe cophals i del: di Dam § vt Tse 273 (1844); Smith, 
1. li. i“ & pL iv. rw ’(1845) ; 
Peters, Mon. erl. “an a, te : nas 
aie Oren t Gray, Cat. Liz. p. 182 (1845). 
nid fod Grey Lc. p. 134. 
Typblope mattis, doo oo? ose p. 27, 1. 1, pls. v. & vi. fig. 5 (1860). 
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, about half as broad as the ocular, in 
contact with the second, or second and third labials ; eyes distinct ; 
prefrontal, supraoculars, and parietals usually subequal in size and 
larger than the scales of the body ; four upper labials. Diameter 
of body 35 to 50 times in the total length ; tail as long as broad, or 
broader than long, ending in a spine. 28 to 30 scales round the 
middle of the body, 30 anteriorly. Pale brown above, each scale 
with a darker central spot, yellowish inferiorly. 
Total length 320 millim. 
South Africa. 
a-c, Ad. Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 
d. Ad. cere of oe Hope. RS P] 
5 . & ye. ort Eliza cer ole 
gag iY Karroo. Trustece of the 8. thea 
Dr. Kaen swodberee (P: 
i-k, Ad. Orange River. annemeyer 
i, Ad. —- ee rs “Give 
70. Typhlops dinga. 
ere dinga, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1854, ns 620. 
, part., Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1860, 
hops dings, Petors Reise n, Mossamb. iii. p. Bol pl. xiv. fig. 1 
"iL xiv. A. fig. 3 (1882). 
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 semi- 
divided, the suture proceeding from the first labial; preocular 
present, a little narrower than the nasal or the ocular, i in contact 
with the second and third labials; eyes distinct; prefrontal and 
supraoculars considerably larger than the scales on the body ; four 
upper labials. Diameter of body 42 to 46 times in the total 
