174 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Upper part of rostral broader than the contiguous shields; nasal com- 

 pletelj' divided; eye under the suture between the ocular and 

 the praeocular. ....... viossaiiibicus. 



Upper part of rostral not or scarcely wider than the contiguous shields ; 

 20 scales round the body. ...... capeiisis. 



2. Typhlops delalandii, D. & B. Onychocephalus delalandii, 

 Dum. & Bibr. vi. p. 273 ; Smith, 111. pi. li. fig. 1, & pi. liv. 

 figs. 1 — 4. TyiMops smithii, Jan, Icon. 1, v. 5. Typhloiis 

 lalandii, Jan, Icon. 4, iv. 1. " Is pretty widely distributed over 

 the southern parts of Africa, and is generally found under large 

 stones and trunks of decayed trees, or in soil broken up by the 

 plough, or otherwise displaced by the spade or pick-axe." — Smith. 

 Cape, Karroo (B. M.) 



3. Typhlops hihronii, Smith. Onychocephalus hihronii, Smith, 

 111. pis. li. fig. 2, & pi. liv. figs. 5 — 8. " Inhabits the country to 

 the northward of Latakoo." — Smith. King William's Town, 

 Port Natal, Lessouto (B. M.) 



4. Typhlops verficcdis, Smith. Onychocephalus rerticalis, 

 Smith, 111. pi. liv. fig. a. " Inhabits the interior districts of 

 South AMcSi."— Smith. B. M. 



5. Typhlops mossamhicus, Peters ; Jan, Icon. 5, v. 3. Delagoa 

 Bay (Jan). 



6. Typhlops capensis, Smith. Onychocephcdus ccqyensis, Smith, 

 111. pis. li. fig. 3, & liv. figs. 9— 16. "Inhabits the interior of 

 South Africa."— Smji/i. Cape Town (B. M.) 



III. BoiDiE. 



3. Python, Cuv. ■ 



7. Python natalensis, Smith, 111. pi. ix. P. sehce, var. 

 natalensis, Jan, Icon. 8, iv. " This snake was formerly an in- 

 habitant of the district now within the Cape Colony. At present 

 it is not to be found within hundreds of miles of the boundaries 

 of the colony, and few sj)ecimens have been obtained nearer than 

 Port Natal."— ^mii/t. Natal (B. M.) 



IV. COLUBRID^. 



4. Uriechis, Peters. 

 15 scales across the middle of the body ; pale yellowish brown, head and 



neck black. capensis. 



25 scales across the body ; uniform black. - - - microlepidutus. 



