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should be kept open and draining for at least two weeks, 

 no matter how favorable may be the symptoms. 



Following the writer's idea of showing the size, classi- 

 fication and distribution of each Order, a condensed list 

 of the Ophidia is given: 



Number of Distribution. 



Species. 



Family Typhlopidce (Small, de- 

 generate, burrowing snakes. 

 All harmless). 



Genus Helminthophts 5 species Tropical America. 



Genus Typhlofs 97 species So. Europe; So. Asia; Africa; 



Australia and trop. Amer. 



Genus Ti/phlopliis 1 species Brazil and Guiana. 



Family Olauconiidce (Diminutive 

 burrowing snakes. Harm- 

 less). 



Genus Anomalepis 1 species Mexico. 



Genus (3'/a«co7iia 37 species So. U. S. to Brazil; S. W. 



Asia and Africa. 

 Family Boidce (Embraces the 

 giant constrictors; a num- 

 ber of the species are of 

 small size. All are devoid 

 of fangs). 

 Subfamily Pi/thoninw. The 

 Pythons. 



Genus Loxocemus 1 species Mexico. 



Genus Nardoa 1 species New Ireland. 



Genus Liasis 6 species Timor, New Guinea and 



North Australia. 



Genus Python 9 species S. E. Asia; Africa; New 



Guinea and Australia. 



Genus Chondropython 1 species New Guinea. 



Genus Aspidites 2 species North Australia. 



Genus Calabaria 1 species West Africa. 



Subfamily Boince. The Boas. 



Genus Epicrates 6 species Tropical America. 



Genus Corallus 5 species Tropical America ; Madagas- 

 car. 



Genus Enygrus 4 species Moluccas ; Papuasia. 



Genus Trachyboa 1 species Brazil. 



Genus Ungalia 8 species Trop. So. America ; West In- 

 dies. 



