262 COI.UBEID^. 



11. Aparallactus anomalus. (Platr XI. fig. 3.) 



Uriechis anomala, Bouleng. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (Q) xii. 1893, p. 273. 

 Aparallactus anomalus, Bouleng. Ann. ^ Mag. N. H. (6) xvi. 1896, 

 p. 173. 



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

 Rostral twice as broad as deep, the portion visible from above one 

 third as long as its distance from the frontal ; a single praefrontal ; 

 internasal nearly reaching the supraocular ; frontal once and two 

 thirds as long as broad, longer than its distance from the end of the 

 snout, shorter than the parietals ; nasal entire, in contact with the 

 prseocular ; one postocular ; a single temporal ; seven upper labials, 

 third and fourth entering the eye, fifth and sixth in contact with 

 the parietal ; first lower labial in contact with its fellow behind the 

 symphysial; anterior chin-shields as long as but broader than the 

 posterior and in contact with four lower labials. Scales in 15 rows. 

 Ventrals 170 ; anal entire ; subcaudals 52. Pale brown above, 

 speckled with darker ; two dorsal series of small dark brown spots ; 

 posterior half of each scale of the outer row yellowish, surrounded 

 by crowded dark brown dots ; ventrals yellowish, speckled with 

 dark brown in the middle ; subcaudals closely speckled with dark 

 brown. 



Total length 440 millim. ; tail 80. 



Gold Coast. 



a. 6 (V. 170; 0. 52). Gold Coast. L. Greening, Esq. [P.]. 



(Type.) 



202. ELAPOPS. 



Elapops, Giinth. Ann. 8f Mag. N. S. (3) iv. 1859, p. 161 ; Jan, 



Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 32. 

 Pariaspis, Cope, Proa. Ac. Philad. 1860, pp. 241 & 566. 



Maxillary teeth 11 or 12, the last two a little enlarged and 

 feebly grooved on the inner side ; anterior mandibular teeth longest. 

 Head small, not distinct from neck ; eye small, with round pupil ; 

 nostril between two nasals ; no loreal ; parietal in contact with 

 labials. Body cylindrical ; scales smooth, without pits, in 15 rows ; 

 ventrals rounded. Tail moderate ; subcaudals single. 



West Africa. 



f 



1. Elapops modestus. 



Elapops modestus, Giinth. Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (3) iv. 1859, p. 161, 

 pi. IV. fig. C ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 666 ; Giinth. Zool. 

 Rec. 1865, p. 152. 



Pariaspis plumbeatra, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 242. 



Elapops plumbeater, Cope, t. c. p. 666. 



petersii, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Phys. ii. 1862, p. 32, and Icon. 



G^n. 13, pi. iii. fig. 2 (1866). 



Diameter of eye equal to or a little exceeding its distance from 



