August, 1910. Batrachians and Reptiles — Meek. 405 



Keptilia. 



Trimerorhinus tritsniatus (Giinther). 



Naivasha. Body 225 mm., tail 55 mm., scales 17-186-68. 



Lukenya. Body 545 mm., tail 149 mm., scales 17-185-61. 



Athi River Camp. Body 490 mm., tail 107 mm., scales 17-173-57, 

 4th and 5th labials enter the eye. 



Stripes as described by Dr. Boulenger are very distinct on this 

 specimen, much more so than on the specimens mentioned above. 



Molo. Body 151 mm., tail 32 mm., scales 17-174-56; body 

 151 mm., tail 36 mm. , scales 17-169-63. 



The lines so distinct on the larger specimen from Athi River Camp 

 are very faint on these two small specimens. 



Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinh.). 



Voi. Body 615 mm., tail 282 mm., scales 17-171-116, 23 scales 



on neck. 



Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus). 



Voi. Body 589; scales 1 7-1 57-? A portion of the tail is missing. 

 The color of this specimen is same as descriV)ed in var. D. by Dr. 

 Boulenger, Cat. Lizards, iii, 163 



Elapechis guentheri (Bocage). 



Kijabe. One specimen in poor condition. Length of body 175 

 mm., tail 20 mm. , scales 13-158-32. 



Causus resimus (Peters). 



Nairobi. Body 609 mm., tail 17 mm., scales 17-161-25. 



Vipera hindii Boulenger. 



Aberdare Mts. Body 249 mm., tail 31 mm.; scales 27-134-31; 

 body 190 mm., tail 25 mm., scales 27-144-34. Subcaudals in 2 

 rows; scales all keeled. 



Bitis arietans (Merr.). 



Nairobi. Body 780 mm., tail 59 mm., scales 35-138-21. 



Lycophidium capense (Smith). 



Nairobi. One specimen in poor condition. Length of body 

 250 mm., tail 40 mm, scales 17-200-82. 



