CHAP. XIX.] 



REPTILES. 



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genus, and tliey are aiinulated 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 : — 



Dlemcnia, AcanthopJiis, Hoploc.eplialus, Bmchiurophis, Tropi- 

 dechis, Fsei(dcchis, Cacophis, Fscudonaje, Dcnisonia, and Vcrmi' 

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

 New Guinea; Ogmodon ocoxxYii in the i'iji Islands; Naja, Bun- 

 garus, Ophiopliagus, Pscudoiiaj'e, Xcnurdaps, Doliophis, Mcgccro- 

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

 being found in Japan, while an Ophiophagus has been discovered 

 in New Guinea; Cijrtophis, Elapsoidca, and Pcecilophis are 

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

 lina, but not to the West Indian Islands. 



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



Gf.XERAL Dl.sTUIBUIlOX. 



Kedtkopical 

 SUB-REXllONS. 



NEAR(,-riC 

 SUB-EEOIOSS 



Pal.earctic 

 sub-kegions. 



Ethiopian 



SUB-HIiGIONS. 



Orikntal 



SfB-KEOlOXS. 



ArsTKALIAN 



Slb-regions. 



1 . 2 



The single genus Dendraspis, constituting the family, is con- 

 fined to Tropical Africa. 



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



General DI:^TUIBUTIO^^ 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Neakctic 

 Sub-regions. 



PALiEAECTIC 



Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



2 . 3 



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

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

 and South. 



