CHAP. XIX.] 



REPTILES. 



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genus, and they are annulated with rings of various colours 

 in a manner quite distinct from any other members of this 

 family. The genera, which are all very distinct, are distributed 

 as follows : — 



Diemenia, Acanthophis, Hoplocephalus, Brachiurophis, Tropi- 

 dechis, Pseudechis, Cacophis, Pseudonaje, Denisonia, and Vermi- 

 cella, are Australian, the first two ranging to the Moluccas and 

 New Guinea ; Ogmodon occurs in the Fiji Islands ; Naja, Bun- 

 garus, Ophiophagus, Pseudonaje, Xenurelaps, Doliophis, Megcero- 

 phis, and Callophis are Oriental, one species of the latter genus 

 being found in Japan, while an Ophiophagus has been discovered 

 in New Guinea; Gyrtophis, Elapsoidea, and Pcecilophis are 

 African : Elaps is American, ranging as far north as South Caro- 

 lina, but not to the West Indian Islands. 



Family 21.— DENDKASPIDID^E. (1 Genus, 5 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-rbgions. 



Nearctic I Pal^earctic 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2 



The single genus Dendraspis, constituting the family, i 

 led to Tropical Africa. 



— — __ 



fined to Tropical Africa. 



is con- 



Family 22.— ATRACTASPIDID^E. (1 Genus, 4 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Pal.earctic 

 Sub- regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental | Australian 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



2.3 



This small family, consisting of the genus Atractaspis, is also 

 confined to Africa, but has hitherto only been found in the West 

 and South. 



