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1. Amplorhinus multimaculatus. 
Amplorhinus multimaculatus, Smith, Ill. Zool. S. Afr., Rept. pl. lvii. 
847). 
Ties thi Dum. & Bibr. vii. p. 1162 (1854). 
Coronella multimaculata, Giinth. Cat. p. 38 (1858). 
Psammophylax multimaculatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 
1863, p. 310, and Icon. Gén. 19, pl.i. fig. 1 (1866) ; Boettg. Ber. 
Senck. Ges. 1887, p. 157. 
Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals 
shorter than the preefrontals ; frontal about twice as long as broad, 
longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long as or a 
little shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep or longer 
than deep; one preocular, extending to the upper surface of the 
head but not reaching the frontal ; two postoculars ; temporals 2+2 
(rarely 1+2); eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the 
eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 
which are nearly as long as the posterior. Scales in 17 rows, 
usually feebly keeled on the posterior part of the back and at the 
base of the tail. Ventrals 133-149; anal entire; subcaudals 60- 
86, some of the anterior frequently entire. Olive or brown above, 
with two more or less distinct yellowish stripes and longitudinal 
rows of black spots ; bluish grey or olive beneath ; specs. h-2 uniform 
bright green above and beneath. : 
Total length 495 millim. ; tail 115. 
Cape of Good Hope. 
a-e. 9 (V. 141, 140, Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith [P.]. 
146; C. 66, 67, 60) (Types.) 
& her. (V. 137, 187; 
C. 89, 61). : 
f. 2 (V. 149; C. 60). Cape of Good Hope. Lord Derby [P.]. 
g & (V. 142; C. 75). ~ Cape of Good Hope. 
h-t, § (V. 142; 0.76) 8. Africa. Dr. Quain [P.]. 
& hgr. (V. 144; ©. 
62). 
2. Amplorhinus nototenia. 
Coronella nototenia, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 309, pl. xxvi. 
fig. 1. 
Sgarnesophvlax rhombeatus ?, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lis. i, 1867, p. 224. 
viperinus, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lib. iv. 1873, p. 222. 
Ablabes hildebrandtii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, p. 205, pl. ii. 
fig. 6; Fischer, Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. i. 1884, p. 7. 
Tachymenis nototenia, Peters, Reise n. Mossamd. iii, p. 118 (1882). 
Amphiophis nototenia, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1891, p. 307. 
Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii, Stejneger, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xvi. 
1893, p. 729. 
—— nototeenia, Stejneger, 1. c. p. 730. 
Psammophylax nototenia, Bocaye, Herp, Angola, p. 109 (1895). 
. Rostral broader than deep, just visible from above; internasals 
shorter than the prefrontals ; frontal twice as long as broad, as 
long as or a little longer than its distance from the end of the 
