210 



REPTILES OF THE WORLD 



Number 



of 

 species 



Genus Xenurophis 1 species 



Genus Virginia 3 species 



Genus Abastor 1 species 



Genus Paranoia 1 species 



Genus Petalognathus 1 species 



Genus Tropidodipsas 6 species 



Genus Dirosema 4 species 



Genus Atractus 22 species 



Genus Geophis 13 species 



Genus Carphophis 1 species 



Genus Stilosoma 1 species 



Genus Oeagras 1 species 



Genus Macrocalamus 1 species 



Genus Idiopholis 1 species 



Genus Rhabdophidium 1 species 



Genus Pseudorhabdium 2 species 



Genus Calamaria 33 species 



Genus Typhlogeophis 1 species 



Genus Amastridium 1 species 



Genus AnoplophaUus 1 species 



Subfamily Rhachiodontincs 

 (Xumber of teeth much re- 

 duced). 



Genus Dasypeltis 1 species 



SERIES B. OpiHhoglgpha (Poi- 

 sonous serpents with grooved 

 fangs in the rear of the up- 

 per jaw. Few of the species 

 are really deadly to man). 

 Subfamily Homalop since. The 

 River Snakes. 

 Genus Hypsirhina 15 species 



Genus Homalopsis 1 species 



Genus Eurostus 1 species 



Genus Myron 1 species 



Genus Oerardia 1 species 



Genus Fordonia 1 species 



Genus Cantoria 1 species 



Distribution 



West Africa. 



Southeastern United States. 



Southeastern United States. 



Southeastern United States. 



Tropical America. 



Central America. 



Central America; Mexico. 



Central America; South 

 America. 



Central America; South 

 America. 



Eastern United States. 



United States — Florida only. 



Mexico. 



Malay Peninsula. 



Borneo. 



Celebes. 



Malay Peninsula and Archi- 

 pelago. 



S. E. Asia and Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 



Philippines. 



Northern South America. 



Tahiti. 



Tropical and South Africa. 



S. E. Papuasia; Northern 



Queensland. 

 S. E. Asia. 

 Bengal. 



North Australia. 

 India; Ceylon. 

 Burma to New Guinea and 



North Australia. 

 Burma; Malay Pn. ; Borneo. 



