CLASS REPTILIA. - 



Banded Typhlops. Ty. Fasciatus, Merrem. 

 Body equal, tail ending in a spine. 



Yellow Typhlops. Ty, Crocotatus. Anguis, Schn. T. 



Rostralis, Merrem. 

 Body depressed, and then compressed, tail acute. 



White-bellied Typhlops. Typhlops Leucogaster, Prin. 



Max. Beytr. j. 495. 

 Olive brown, beneath white. 



Cuvier here also indicates, by name, two undescribed species. 

 T. Undecimstriatus and T. Leucorrhous. 



c. Muzzle covered with a single sharp edged plate in front. 



Typhlops. 

 Worm-like Typhlops. Ty. Lumbricalis. T. Vermicularis, 

 Merrem. Le Lombric. Anguis, Lacep. ij. t. 20. f. 1. 

 Seba, t. 86. f. 2. 

 Tail conical, blunt. 



White-frotited Typhlops. Typhlops Albifrons. Stenosoma 



Albifrons, Spix, Braz. t. 25. f. 3. 

 Forehead white. 



d. Muzzle ending in a conical point ; eyes quite hid ; tip 

 of tail enveloped in an oval horny shield. Rhiaophis, 

 Wagler. 



Phillipine Typhlops. Typhlops Phillipinus, Cuv. 

 Blackish ; length eight inches. The Phillipines. 



Sharp-nosed Typhlops. Ty. Oxyrhynchus, Merrem. 



e. Muzzle covered with a single large convex shield ; eyes 



none. Typhlina, Wagler. 



Seven-streaked Typhlops. Typhlops Septemstriatus, Merr. 

 Tail ending in a spine. 



Lined Typhlops. Typhlops Lineatus Acontias, Reimw. 



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