39. LAMPEOPHIS. 321 



Internasals mueli shorter than the prfefron- 



tals ; loreal at least twice as long as 



deep ; two pairs of chin-shields 2. inomatus, p. 321. 



Internasals longer than the prsefrontals ; 



loreal a little longer than deep ; a 



single pair of chin-shields 3. fisJcii, p. 322. 



II. Scales in 19 rows 4. fuscus, p. 322. 



1. Lamprophis aurora. 



Coluber aurora, Linn. Mus. Ad. Fi-id. p. 25, pi. xix. fi;^. 1 (1754), 



and S. N. i. p. 379 (1766) ; Daud. Rept. vii. p. 5 {1803). 

 Cerastes aurora, Laur. Syn. Rept. p. 82 (1768). 

 Duberria aurora, Fitz. N. Class. Rept. p. 56 (1826). 

 Coronella aurora, Schleg. Phys. Serp. ii. p. 75, pi. ii. flo-s. 20 & 21 



(1837). 

 Lamprophis aurora, Smith, III. Zool 8. Afr., Rept., App. p. 19 



(1849) ; Bum. Sf Bihr. -vii. p. 431 (1854) ; Giinth. Cat. p. 195 



(1868). 



Rostral broader than deep, scarcely visible from above ; inter- 

 nasals a little shorter than the preef rentals ; frontal once and one 

 third to once and a half as long as broad, as long as or a little 

 longer than its distance from the end of the snout, shorter than the 

 parietals ; loreal a little longer than deep ; one prseocular, not ex- 

 tending to the frontal; two postoculars ; temporals 14-2; eight 

 upper labials, fourth and fifth, or third, fourth, and fifth, entering 

 the eye ; four lower labials in contact with the anterior chin- 

 shields, which are longer than the posterior. Scales in 23 rows. 

 Ventrals 170-182 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 37-53. Olive or pale 

 brown above, uniform or speckled with black ; the scales of the 

 vertebral series bright yellow or orange ; lower parts white. 



Total length 650 millim. ; tail 120. 



South Africa. 



a. cf (V. 178 ; C. 50). Cape of Good Hope. Dr. Statham [P.]. 



h. S (V. 182 ; C. 37j, Cape of Gsod Hope. Dr. Lee [P.]. 



0, d. d' (V. 179 ; C. 52) & Cape of Good Hope. 



yg.(V. 170; C. 51). 



c. c? (V. 177 ; C. 62). Cape Town. Rev. G. H. R. Fisk 



/. Yg. (V. 172 ; C. 51). King William's Town. H.Trevelyan, Esq. 



g. Yg. (V. 172 ; C. 51). Orange Eiver. Dr. Kannemeyer 



h. Skull. Cape of Good Hope. 



[P.J. 



2. Lamprophis inomatus. 



Lamprophis inornatus, Dum. Sc Bibr. vii. p. 464 (1864;,. 

 Eye smaller than in L. aurora. Internasals much shorter than 



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