144 Characters of two Genera of South African Reptiles. 



of tail five and a quarter. Inhabits the country alongst the south- 

 east coast, and is usually found in damp retired situations, either in 

 wooded spots or in their neighbourhood. Named in honour of M. Des- 

 jardins, Secretary of the Natural History Society of the Isle of 

 France. 



3. Pleurotuchus chrysobronchus — Supra brunneus, dorso duabus 

 lineis flavis el duabus nigris notatis ; lateribus brunneis, griseo um- 

 bratis ; gutter e jiavo ; abdomine Hvido-albo. 



Colour above brown, with four longitudinal stripes on the back, 

 the two outermost yellow, the two innermost black ; upper part of 

 sides brown ; lower brown, shaded with gray; anterior part of throat 

 a fine bright light yellow; belly bluish white ; legs and toes brown ; 

 length of body four inches ; length of tail six and a-half. Inhabits 

 damp woody situations towards the sources of the Cowie river, about 

 Graham's Town and Blue Kranz. 



Ordo Ophidii. Familia ColubhidjE. Genus Chryso- 



pelea. Boie. 



Char. Dentes per series 6 dispositi ; maxillares mediocres, 

 fere aequales ; cylindrici, acuti et angulo obtuso recurvi ; pa- 

 lalinorum parvi, breves, numerosi, approximati ; mandibularum me- 

 diocres, anteriores remoti, longiores, posteriores approximati, cmnes 

 leviter recurvi. 



Caput distinctum, depressum ovato-triangulare, apice rotundato 

 rictu oris amplo; nares mediocres subverticales ; oculi magni verti- 

 cales, pupilla rotunda. 



Truncus longus subcylindricus. 



Cauda tenuis longa et triangularis. 



Scuta abdominis versus extremitatem carinatransversa obtusa. 



Squama* caudx transverse carinatae. 



1. Chrysopelea Boieii. Ch. Supra virido-brunneus, anteriore parte 

 dorsi linea Jlava longitudinale variata ; labio superiore, margine 

 externa superciliorumque Jiavis ; linea nigra longitudinale inter ocu- 

 lum et occiput; infra virido-flaius. 



Abdominal plates 165. Subcaudal scales 119 pairs. 



Colour above greenish brown, variegated by a partial yellow line, 

 which commences at the hind head, and extends along the centre of 

 the back for six or eight inches. Outer edges of eyebrows clouded 

 with vellow ; upper lip pure yellow ; the lowermost row of scales on 

 each side buff yellow, and from each eye to the hind head a narrow 

 black stripe ; belly greenish yellow. The scales are disposed nearly 

 in transverse rows, those of the dorsal row large and somewhat six- 

 sided, those of the others oblong, linear, and one edge behind slight- 

 ly elongated and pointed. Length of body two feet seven inches, 



