201. APAEALLAOTTTS. 259 



5. Aparallactus guentheri. (Plate XI. fig. 2.) 



Uriechis capensis, part., Giinth. Ann. Sr Mag. N. K. (6) i. 1888, 



p. 324 ; Socage, Herp. Angola, p. 128 (1895). 

 Aparallactus guentheri, Bouleng. Ann. 8/- Mag. N. H. (6) xvi. 1893, 



p. 172. 



Diameter of eye greater than its distance from the oral margin. 

 Rostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above nearly 

 half as long as its distance from the frontal ; internasals shorter 

 than the prefrontals ; frontal once and a half as long as broad, 

 much longer than its distance from the end of the snout, a little 

 shorter than the parietals ; nasal divided, in contact with the prse- 

 ocular ; one postocular ; temporals 1 + 1 ; seven upper labials, third 

 and fourth entering the eye, fifth in contact with the parietal ; 

 symphysial in contact with the anterior chin-shields, which are as 

 long as and a little broader than the posterior and in contact with 

 four lower labials. Scales in 15 rows. Ventrals 154-180 ; anal 

 entire * ; subcaudals 51-59. Blackish brown above, a little lighter 

 beneath ; chin and throat yellowish white ; a deep black collar, 

 edged with yellowish white in front and behind, narrowly inter- 

 rupted on the throat. 



Total length 330 millim. ; tail 80. 



East Africa, Eastern Central Africa, Angola. 



a. 9 (V. 154 ; 0. 59). Lake Nyassa. A. A. Simons, Esq. [0.1. ^ 



b. Yg. (V. 164; C. 51). Shir6 highlands. Sir H. H. Johnston [P.]. i 



c. Yg. (V. 156 : 0. 52). Zanzibar. F. Finn, Esq. [P.]. f 



(Types.) J 



6. Aparallactus bocagii. 



Uriechis capensis, part., Bocage, Herp. Angola, p. 128 (1895). 

 Aparallactus bocagii, Bouleng. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (6) xvi. 1895, 

 p. 173. 



Head-shields as in A. capensis. Ventrals 191 ; subcaudals 44. 

 Eeddish brown above, with a small brown spot in the centre of 

 each scale ; these spots forming longitudinal lines ; a black spot on 

 each side of the head, round the eye, and on two or three labial 

 shields, and another on the first temporal shield ; a black nuchal 

 bar, separated from the head by a yellowish interspace ; uniform 

 yellowish white beneath. 



Total length 272 millim. 



Angola. 



7. Aparallactus capensis. 



Aparallactus capensis. Smith, III. Zool. 8. Afr., Rept., App. p, 16 



(1849) ; Bouleng. Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (6) xvi. 1895, p, 173. 

 Elapomorphus capensis, Smith, I, c. 



* Bocage (I. c.) describes his Uriechis capensis as with divided anal and 

 paired subcaudals, a statement due, no doubt, to an oversight. 



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