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1. AmplorMnus multimaculatus. 



Amplorhinus multimaculatus, Smith, III. Zool. 8. Afr., Hept. pi. Ivii, 



(1847). 

 Dipsas smithii, Dum. Sr BiJrr. y'n. p. 1162 (1854). 

 Coronella multimaoulata, Oiinth. Cat. p. 88 (1858). 

 Psammopliylax multimaculatus, Jan, Arch. Zool, Anat. Phys. ii. 



1863, p. 310, and Icon. G&n. 19, pi. i. %. 1 (1866) ; Boettg. Bcr. 



JSenck. Ges. 1887, p. 157. 



Eostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 

 shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal about twice as long as broad, 

 longer than its distance from the end of the isnout, as long as or a 

 little shorter than the parietals ; loreal as long as deep or longer 

 than deep ; one praeocular, extending to the upper surface of the 

 head but not reaching the frontal ; two postooulars ; temporals 2+2 

 (rarely 1 + 2); eight upper labials, fourth and fifth entering the 

 eye ; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 

 which are nearly as long as the posterior. Scales in 17 rows, 

 usually feebly keeled on the posterior part of the back and at the 

 base of the tail. Yentrals 133-149 ; anal entire ; subcaudals GO- 

 SB, some of the anterior frequently entire. Olive or brown above, 

 with two more or less distinct yellowish stripes and longitudinal 

 rows of black spots ; bluish grey or olive beneath ; specs, h-i uniform 

 bright green above and beneath. 



Total length 495 millim. ; tail 115. 



Cape of Good Hope. 



a-e. 2 (V. 141, 140, Cape of Good Hope. Sir A. Smith [P.], 



146; 0.66, 67, 60) (Types.) 



&hgr.(V.137,137; 



C. 89, 61). 

 f. 2 (V. 149 ; C. 60). Cape of Good Hope. Lord Derby [P.], 



ff. cT (V. 142 ; C. 75). Cape of Good Hope. 

 h-i. 6 (V. 142 ; 0. 76) S. Africa. Dr. Quain [P.]. 



& hgr. (V. 144; C. 



62). 



2. Amplorhinus nototseuia. 



Coronella nototesnia, Oiinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 309, pi. xxvi, 



fig. 1. 

 Psammophylax rhombeatus ?, Bocage, Jorn. 8c. Lisb. i. 1867, p. 224. 



viperinus, Bocage, Jorn. 8c. Lisb. iv. 1873, p. 222. 



Ablabes hildebrandtii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, p. 205, pi. ii. 



fig. 6 ; Fischer, Jahrb. Samb. Wiss. Anst, i. 1884, p. 7. 

 Tachymenis nototsenia, Peters, Seise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 118 (1882). 

 Amphiophis nototsenia, Bouleng. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1891, p. 307. 

 H«mirhagerrHs hildebrandtii, Stejneger, Proc. U.8. Nat. Mus. xvi. 



1893, p. 729. 



nototsenia, Stejneger, I. c. p. 730. 



Psammophylax nototsenia, Bocage, Serp. Angola, p. 109 (1895). 



Eostral broader than deep, just visible from above ; internasals 

 shorter than the prsefrontals ; frontal twice as long as broad, as 

 long as or a little longer than its distance from the end of the 



