1899.] REPTILES OF THfi MALAX PEMNSULA AND SIAM. 653 



Penang Hills (Cantor & S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 876), and the 

 British Museum Catalogue records it from Malacca and Singapore. 

 Hob. Malay Peninsula, Java, and probably Sumatra. 



89. Typhlops BEAMrsrtrs (Daud.). 



Tifphlops hraminus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 16; S. Flower, 

 P. Z. S. 1896, p. 876. 



Siamese. " Ngu-din "=earth snake. 



Malay. " Ular tana" = earth snake. 



The common Burrowing Snake has been recorded from Penang, 

 Singapore, the Malay P(Munsula, and Bangkok. It is believed by 

 the Siamese to be very poisonous, and even when I have handled 

 a live one to show how absolutely harmless and quiet it is, the 

 natives would not -be persuaded, believing (as they usually do in 

 such cases) that I have a special charm or power over the snake 

 and that the bite would be fatal to themselves. 



I have specimens from Penang, Taiping (Perak), Bangkok, and 

 Chantaboou ; the longest being 170 mm. in length. 



Hah. Arabia, Ceylon, India, Nepaul, Burma, Siam, Hongkong, 

 Formosa, Malay Peninsula, .Java, Borneo, Celebes, Philippines, 

 Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoro Islands, Cape of Groo'l Hope. 



90. Typhlops BOTHBionHTjfCHUS G-iinth. 



Typhlops bothriorh/nchus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 23. 



The type is supposed to be from Penang ; at present we have no 

 other evidence of the occuireuce of this species in Malaya. 



Hub. Northern India (North-west Provinces and Assam), 

 Malay Peninsula. 



91. Typhlops siamensis Giinth. 



Typhlops siainensis, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 24. 



The type-specimen was collected in Siam by M. Mouhot. 



Hab. Siam. 



92. Typhlops nigeoalbus D. & B. 



Typhlops nigroalbus, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 24; S. Flower, 

 P. Z. S. 1896, p. 876. 



The Black-and-white Blind Snake is recorded from Penang, 

 Perak, and Singapore. The finest individual I have observed 

 measured 400 mm. in length and 47 mm. in girth ; it was obtained 

 in Penang, at 2500 feet elevation, by Mr. A. Gc. B. van Sommeren. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 



93. Typhlops schnbidebi Jan. 



Typhlops sehneideri, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 27. 

 Eecorded from Bangkok. 

 Hab. Siam. 



