620 1)B. A. GiJXTHEB OK REPTILES, BATBACHIASS, AND [NoV. 7, 



Ah^DTULLA NEGIiECTA (Ptl'S.). 



Specimens were collected at Zomba and Milanji. Two of them 

 showed broad irregular brown cross-bands on the anterior fourth 

 of the trunk. The ovary contained only five eggs, ready for 

 exclusion. Feeds on frogs. 



Naja nigricollis, Ruhrdt. 



This species would seem to show an extraordinary range in the 

 number of rows of scales counted somewhat before the middle of 

 the trunk. Peters mentions the number of 27 ; I myself have 

 counted 25, 23 (twice), 21, 19 ; and now a large specimen obtained 

 by Mr. Crawshay at Lake Mweru, of which he preserved the skin, 

 has only 17 of these rows. It is black above, but shows the black 

 cross-band on the hinder part of the throat. The temporal scute 

 is divided by suture from the adjoining labial, as is characteristic 

 for JV. nigricollis and JS\ tripudiaas. The posterior pair of inter- 

 mentalia are entirely separated from each other by intervening 

 scales. I propose for this remarkable variety (if it be not regarded 

 as a species) the name of crawshayi. 



Clotho ehinoceeos, Schleg. 



Skin of a young River-jack from Lake Mweru, collected by 

 Mr. Ci'awshay. 



RaNA .TOHNSl'OXi, sp. n. 



Vomerine teeth in two slightly oblique short series, extending to 

 behind the level of the posterior margin of the choanae. Head 

 rather bi'oad, with the snout obtusely rounded and rather short ; 

 canthus rostralis indistinct ; interorbital space rather broader than 

 the upper eyelid ; tympanum indistinct, one third the size of the 

 eye. Fingers moderate, tlie first not extending beyond the second ; 

 toes moderate, almost entirely webbed ; a single very small inner 

 metatarsal tubercle. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to between 

 the eye and the end of the snout. Skin smooth. Upper parts 

 either uniform blacki.^h, or olive coloured and marbled with black ; 

 lower parts dusky, throat marbled with brown. 



Distance of snout from vent 45 millimetres ; distance of the 

 angles of the mouth 16 millimetres; length of hind limb 80 

 millimetres ; length of foot, including metatarsus, 35 millimetres ; 

 length of fourth toe 2-1 millimetres. 



Two specimens, obtained at Tshiromo in the month of No- 

 vember. 



Aethrolefi'is macro dacttla, Blgr. 



The single specimen is not in a good state of preservation, and 

 its reference to this Gaboon species therefore requires further 

 confirmation. 



Eappia is'ASUTA, Gthr. 



The type came horn Angola, but there cannot be any doubt 



