2. lYPHLOPS. 19 



head, extending to between the eyes ; nostril between two nasals, 

 the anterior of which is in contact with the first and second labials 

 and extends to the upper surface of the head j a prseooular, nearly 

 as large as the ocular, in contact with the second and third labials ; 

 eyes distinct ; upper head-scales a little larger than the scales on 

 the body ; four upper labials. Diameter of body 32 times in the 

 total length ; tail slightly longer than broad, ending in a point. 22 

 scales round the body. Blackish brown above, pure white in- 

 feriorly. 



Total length 130 millim. 



Ceylon. 



a. Haycock Mountain, 2000 ft., 40 miles from Col. Beddome [C] 



Point de Galle. (Type.) 



9. Typhlops jerdoni. (Plate I. fig. 5.) "-^Z) ■ /><^ 

 TypUops jerdoni, Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Sept. p. 238 (1890). 



Snout rounded and moderately projecting ; nostrils lateral. 

 Rostral very narrow, its upper portion hardly one fourth the width 

 of the head, extending to the level of the eyes ; nostril between 

 two nasals, the anterior of which is in contact with the first and 

 second labials and extends to the upper surface of the head; a 

 praeocular, nearly as large as the ocular, in contact with the second 

 and third labials ; eyes distinct ; supraoculars and parietals much 

 larger than the scales on the body ; four upper labials. Diameter 

 of body 37 to 46 times in the total length ; tail a little longer than 

 broad, ending in a spine. 22 scales round the body. Brown above, 

 lighter inferiorly ; end of snout, anal region, and lower surface of 

 tail whitish. 



Total length 230 millim. 



Khasi Hills. 



a-c. Ad. & yg. Khasi Hills. T. 0, Jerdon, Esq. [P.]. (Types.) 



10. Typhlops porrectus. 



Typhlops tenuis {non Salv.), Jan, Icon. Gen. p. 10, 1. 3, pis. iv. & v. 



fig. 13 (1864). 

 porreotua, StoUczka, Journ. As. Soc. Benq. xl. 1871, p. 426, 



pi. XXV. figs. 1-4 ; Theoh. Cat. Mept. Brit. Ind. p. 124 (1876) ; 



Blanf. 2nd Yarh. Miss., Rept. p. 21 (1878) ; Murray, Zool. Sind, 



p. 374 (1884) ; Bouleng. Faun. Ind., Bept. p. 240 (1890). 



Snout round and moderately projecting ; nostrils lateral. Eostral 

 narrow, its upper portion about one third the width of the head, 

 not extending quite to the level of the eyes, which are very in- 

 distinct; nasal semidivided, the cleft extending from the second 

 labial to the nostril; prseocular present, nearly as large as the 

 ocular ; upper head-scales a little larger than the scales on the 

 b&dy ; four upper labials. Diameter of body 70 to 90 times in the 



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