66. CHLOEOPHIS. 95 



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

 the snout, as long as the parietals ; loreal once aud a half to twice 

 as long as deep (rarely absent) ; one prsBOCular, not touching the 

 frontal; two postoculars ; 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 shorter than the 

 posterior. Scales in 15 rows. Yentrals with distinct lateral keel, 

 151-169; anal divided; subcaudals 114-124. Olive-green above, 

 usually some of the scales with a white spot on the outer border, 

 aud the skin between the scales black ; greenish-white inferiorly. 



Total length 1000 millim. ; tail 330. 



South Africa. 



a. S (V. 167 ; C. ?). Damara-land. 



h. 2 (V. 164; 0. ?). Cape of Good Hope. Dr. Statham [P.]. 



e. Hgr. (V. 166 ; C. 118). Brit. Caffraria. F. P. M. Weale, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 d, e. 2 (V. 169, 169 ; C. King Williamstown. H. Trevelyan, Esq. 



114, ?). [P.]. 



/. <S (V. 156 ; C. 120). Port Elizabeth. J. M. Leslie, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 g. t? (V. 164; C. 124). Port Natal. Eev. H. Calloway 



[P.]. 

 h. 2 (V. 151 ; C. 119). Orange River. Dr.Kannemeyer [P.]. 



i. Ad., skel. S. Africa. 



6. ChloropMs angolensis. 



Philothamnus angolensis, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lish. ix. 1882, p. 7. 



Frontal rather short, with concave sides ; loreal scarcely longer 

 than deep ; temporals 1 + 2 ; nine upper labials, fifth and sixth 

 entering the eye. Ventrals feebly keeled, 150-160; anal divided; 

 subcaudals 90-100. Olive-green above, yellowish green beneath. 



Total length 980 millim. ; tail 320. 



Angola. 



7. ChloropMs heterolepidotus. (Plate V. fig. 3.) 



AhsetuUa heterolepidota, GuntJi. Ann. 8f Mag. N. S. (3) xi. 1863, 



p. 286, & (4) ix. 1872, p. 26. 

 Leptophis heterolepidota, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. i. 1867, p. 69. 

 Philothamnus heterolepidotus, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. ix. 1882, p. 8, 



fig.; Boettg. Ber. Sench. Ges. 1888, p. 60; Ffeffer, Jahrb. Uamh. 



Wiss. Ansi. x. 1893, p. 82. 

 Ahsetulla gracillima, GUnth. Ann. 8( Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 326. 



Eostral broader than deep, the portion visible from above mea- 

 surin"- about one third its distance from the frontal ; internasals as 

 long as or a little shorter than the prasfrontals ; frontal with slightly 

 concave lateral borders, once and a half to once and two thirds as 

 long as broad, as long as or a little longer than its distance from the 

 end of the snout, shorter than the parietals ; loreal once and two 



