1899.] REPTILES or THE MALAY PEXI^'S^JLA A>"D sia:^!. 653 



Peiiang Hills (Cautor & S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 876), and the 

 British Museum Catalogue records it from Malacca and Singapore. 

 Hah. Malay Peninsula, Java, and probably Sumatra. 



89. Typhlops beamtnus (Daud.). 



Tiiphlops braminus, 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 Peninsula, 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 ratal to themselves. 



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

 Chantaboon ; the lon2;e.st being 170 mm. in langth. 



Hab. Arabia, Ceylon, India, Xepaul, Burma, Slam, Hongkong, 

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

 Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoro Islands, Cape of Grood Hope. 



90. Typhlops bothieioehtxchus G-iinth. 



Tijphlops bothriorlnjiicTius, Blgr. Cat. Snakes, i. p. 23. 



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

 other evidence of the occurrence of this species in Malaya. 



Hab. Northern India (Xorth-west Provinces and Assam), 

 Malay Peninsula. 



91. Typhlops siamexsis Giinth. 



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



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



Hah. Siam. 



92. Typhlops nigeoalbus D. & B. 



Typhlops niyroalbics, 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 indix-idual 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. Gr. B. van Sommeren. 



Hab. Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. 



93. Typhlops schkeideei Jan. 



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

 Eecorded from Bangkok. 

 Hab. Siam. 



