242. DBNDBASPIS. 437 



■o. Hgr., skin (Sc. 15 ; V. 210 ; Kavirondo, E. F. J. Jackson, Esq. 



. C. ?). Central Africa. [P.]. 



p. (J, imperfect, head miasina: ? (One of the types *.") 



■ (Sc, 17). y Jf / 



-q. SkuU. W. Africa. 



3. Dendraspis angusticeps. 



Naia angusticeps, Smith, III. Zool. 8. Afr., Rept. pL Ixx. (1849) ; 



Bum. ^Bibr. vii. p. 1301 (1854). 

 Chloroechis angusticeps, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac.JSBi, p. 625. 

 Dendraspis angusticeps, part., Oiinth. Cat. p. 238 (1858). 

 ■ polylepis, Oiinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 310, and Ann. & 



■Mag. N. H. (3) xv. 1865, p. 98, pi. iii. fig. D. 

 intermedins, Giinth. Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. (3) xv. 1865, p. 97, 



pi. iii. fig. 0. 

 . angusticeps, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, p. 207 ; Booage, Jam, 



Sc. Lisb. xii. 1888, p. 143, figs. ; Boettq. Ber. Senck. Ges. 1889, 



p. 295 ; Bocage, Herp. Angola, p. 140, pi. xv. fig. 3 (1895). 

 Dinophis angusticeps, Peters, Beise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 136, pi. xix A. 



fig. 4 (1882). 



Head-shields as in the preceding, but upper temporal mucli 

 smaller, not longer than the lower, followed by a second, and 

 separated from its fellow on the other side by five or more scales or 

 shields. Scales in 19 to 23 rows (21 to 27 on the neck), outer not 

 shorter than dorsals. Ventrals 202-270 ; subcaudals 99-121. 

 Oreen, olive or blackish, uniform or some of the scales edged with 

 black ; yellowish or pale green beneath ; caudal scales and shields 

 inot black-edged. 



Total leng^ih 2000 millim. ; tail 430. 



West Africa south of the Congo, Central Africa, East Africa, 

 Transvaal, Natal. 



■a. t? (Sc. 19; V. 202; C. 116). Kelifi, E. Africa. G. Trevor -Eoper, 



Esq. [P.]. 

 h. Hgr. (Sc. 19 ; V. 205 ; C. 105) . Taveta, E. Africa. G. Trevor -Roper, 



Esq. p.]. 

 e. Ad., skin (Sc. 23; V. 248; Mombasa. 



C. 116). 

 d. S (Sc. 23 ; V. 249 ; C. 105). S. of Kiboko, Dr. J. W. Gregory 



E. Africa. [P.]. 



-e. S, skin (Sc. 19; V. 202; L.Tanganyika. Sir J. Kirk [0.]. 



C. 113). 

 J'-g. Heads. C. Africa. Capt. Speke [P.]. 



h. Ad., skin (Sc. 23; V. 258; Zambesi. Sir J. Kirk [0.]. 



0. 120). (Type of D. polylepis.) 



i. S (Sc. 19 ; V. 204 ; 0. 110). Zambesi. (Type of D. intermedius.) 

 .k. c? (Sc. 19; V. 203; C. 99). Pondoland. 



4. Dendraspis antinorii. 



Dendraspis antinorii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1873, p. 411, pi. i, 

 fig. 2 ; Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. xii. 1888, p. 145. 



Head-shields as in the preceding, but second upper labial small, 



* Dr. Traquair has been eo kind as to send me notes on the other type 

 :flpecimen, preserved in the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh. 



