374 



GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV. 



The Uropeltidte, or Rough-tailed Burrowing Snakes, are 

 strictly confined to Ceylon and the adjacent parts of Southern 

 India, and would almost alone serve to mark out our second 

 Oriental sub-region. The genera are : — 



Bhinophis (7 sp.), Ceylon ; Uropeltis (1 sp.), Ceylon ; Silyhura 

 (8 sp.), Anamally Hills and Neilgherries ; Plecturus (3 sp.), Neil- 

 gherries and Madras ; and 3Iclanc2)hidiurii (1 sp.), the Wynand. 



Family 5.— CALAMAEIID^. (32 Genera, 75 Species.) 



The Calamariidai, or Dwarf Ground Snakes, are found in all 

 warm parts of the glohe, extending north into the United States 

 as far as British Columbia and Lake Superior; but they are 

 absent from the Pahearctic region, with the exception of a species 

 found in Persia. The species are in a very confused state. The 

 best characterised genera are the following : — 



Calamaria (20 sp.), Persia, India to Java and the Philippine 

 Islands, Celebes, and New Guinea; Bhahdosoma (IS sp.), Mexico 

 and South America, and also the Malay Islands as far east as 

 Amboyna, Timor, and New Guinea; Typldoccdamus (1 sp.), 

 Borneo; Macroccdamus (1 sp.), India; Aspidura (3 sp.), India 

 and Ceylon; Hap)locerus (1 sp.), Ceylon; 8trep)toplwrus (^o ^^), 

 Central and South America ; — with a host of others of less im- 

 portance or ill-defined. 



Family 6. - OLIGODONTID^:. (4 Genera, 4U Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



- 2.3 - 



Nearotic 

 Sub-regions. 



3 



Pal.earctic 

 Sub- it EG ions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



___.,-____ 



Oriental 

 sub-kegion's 



1..2.3.4 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



