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the prefrontal, which is large ; nostril close to the rostral, between 
two nasals, the anterior of which is in contact with the first labial ; 
_Seampie very large, in contact with the second, third, and fourth 
bials ; ocular in contact with the nasal, separated from the fourth 
labial by a subocular; eyes bidden ; four upper labials. Diameter 
of body 60 times in the total length ; tail rounded, a little longer 
than broad. 18 scales round the body. Colourless. 
Total length 360 millim. 
Zanzibar. 
a. Ad. Zanzibar. Sir J, Kirk [C,}. 
94. Typhlops cxcus. 
BL sa ig cecus, A. Dum, Rev, et Mag. Zool. 1856, p. 462, 
xxi 
Sa Ra dameat ia p. 31, 1. 4, pls. iv. & v. fig. 7 
Skackia once, Cope, Proc. Acad, Philad. 1868, p. 322. 
Snout strongly projecting, with sharp horizontal edge; nostrils 
inferior. Rostral very large, its posterior border broadly truncate 
and in contact with the very broad prefrontal ; nostril touching the 
rostral, the nasal cleft very short and proceeding from the side of 
the rostral; preocular present, large, in contact with the second 
and third Jabials ; ocular small, smaller than the subocular, by 
which it is separated from the labials, in contact with the nasal ; 
eyes not distinguishable; four upper labials. Diameter of body 
74 times in the total length ; tail as long as broad, ending in a 
spine. 22 scales round the body. Pale brownish. 
Total length 370 millim. 
Gaboon and Sierra Leone. 
a, Ad. Sierra Leone. Dr. A. Giinther [P.]. 
95. Typhlops newtonii. 
foe O npenengnelae) newtoni, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. (2) ii. 
»p. 6 
Closely allied to the preceding, but rostral rounded behind instead 
of truncate, preocular and ocular subequal in size, and scales in 28 
rows. Uniform yellowish white. 
Total length 400 millim. ; diameter of body 8; length of tail 6. 
Theo das Rolas, south of St. Thomé, Gulf of Guinea. 
96. Typhlops unitezniatus. 
PD ( FW Pyke uniteniatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, 
205, pl. ii, fig. 5 
wis very prominent, hooked, with sharp horizontal edge and 
inferior nostrils. Rostral very large, extending posteriorly far beyond 
