On new Snakes from German East Africa. 171 
Nectophryne macrotis. 
Head small, a little longer than broad; snout short, promi- 
nent, obliquely truncate; canthus rostralis strong; loreal 
region vertical, concave ; interorbital space broader than the 
upper eyelid ; tympanum very distinct, quite as large as and 
close to the eye. Fore limb very slender, as long as the 
distance between the eye and the vent. Fingers moderate, 
webbed at the base, dilated and truncate at the end; first 
finger very short, half as long as second; toes three-fourths 
webbed, less strongly dilated than the fingers; a flat inner 
metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches 
the posterior border of the eye. Above with scattered small 
warts irregular in size; beneath granulate. Olive above, 
spotted with black; some of the warts red; limbs barred 
with black; yellowish beneath, much spotted with black. 
From snout to vent 28 millim. 
A single female specimen from the Akar River. 
XXVI.— Descriptions of Two new Snakes from Usambara, 
German East Africa. By G. A. BouLencer, F.R.S. 
OLIGOLEPIS, gen. nov. 
Allied to Xenurophis, Gthr. Maxillary teeth 30, small, 
closely set, equal; mandibular teeth equal. Head distinct 
from neck ; eye large, with round pupil. Body cylindrical ; 
scales finely striated, without pits, oblique, in 13 rows; 
ventrals rounded. ‘Tail rather long ; subcaudals in two rows. 
Oligolepis macrops. 
Eye nearly as long as the snout. Rostral nearly twice as 
broad as deep, just visible from above ; internasals broader 
than long, a little shorter than the preefrontals ; frontal once 
and a half as long as broad, longer than its distance from the 
end of the snout, slightly shorter than the parietals; loreal 
twice as long as deep; one pre- and two postoculars ; tem- 
porals 1+2; nine upper labials, fifth and sixth entering the 
eye; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 
shields, which are shorter than the posterior. Scales in 13 
rows on the body, in 4 rows on the tail. Ventrals 148; anal 
divided; subcaudals 75, Olive above, with rather irregular 
light cross-bars ; upper lip and lower parts white. 
A single young specimen, measuring 215 millim. ; tail 57. 
