872 MR. A. LOVERIDGE : NOTES ON 



Kondoa-Irangi District.— M.tfiM's, Mkalama, Zengeragusu, 



Usshora, Ulugu. 

 Tahora District.— Tdhova, Izikisia, Lugiio. 

 M'lvanza Distri^it.—Qiingsi, Slmnwa, Sagayo, Nyanibita, 



Mvvanza. 

 Bulcoha District.— B\\]^ohtk, Kabare. 



PoiiTUGUESE East Africa. 



Luaibo on mainland opposite Mozambique Is. 



"With six exceptions the identifications were all carried out 

 in East Africa, and I take this opportunity of acknowledging 

 my indebtedness to Dr. G. A. Boulenger and Miss Procter for 

 examining these reptiles and confirming determinations of others. 

 My thanks are also due to Dr. H. A. Baylis and Mr, S. Hirst 

 for determining the parasitic worms and ticks. 



As a general rule measurements are not given unless they 

 exceed the maximum given in the Catalogue of Snakes. They are 

 then given in inches, followed by snout to vent and tail measure- 

 ments in millimetres. 



T, y p n L o p I D iE. 



Typhlops mandensis Stejneger. 



Blgr. Oat. Snakes, iii. 1896, p. 587. 



A single specimen was dug up in some building operations near 

 Government House, Morogoro (23. ix. 17), and brought to me 

 alive. As the species was described from the Isle of Manda oil 

 the Lamu Coast of Kenya Colony by Stejneger as long ago as 

 1894, and no second specimen has been taken to my knowledge, 

 this new record from the interior of Tanganyika Territory is of 

 considerable interest. It measured 18^ inches (463 + 7). Sex $ . 

 Alive it was almost colourless except for a little buff on the belly, 

 whereas Stejneger's specimen was " Uniform pale greenish grey 

 above, pale buff beneath." I am indebted to Dr. Boulenger for 

 making the identification, and the specimen has been given to 

 the British Museum. 



Typhlops punctatus Leach. 



Blgr. Oat. Snakes, i. 1893, p. 42. 



Three specimens from Dar es Salaam and Tindiga. 



The former measured 138 + 2-5 and 130 + 2 mm., with diameter 

 at mid-body of 4 and 5 mm. respectively, so that the diaiDeter 

 goes into the body length 26 to 35 times. Grey above with or 

 without small black blotches and dorsal stripes following the 

 edges of the scale- rows. 



