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No. 6. Dips. multimaculata. 1 variety. 
7. “  trigonata. i os 
8. “  multifasciata. ki 
9. “ ~~ gookool. 1) 
10. “ — ceylonensis. Lo 
11. “ — eudipsas cynodon, is an Asiatic species. 
12. “  inornatus, is an African species. 
Australia furnishes one species, viz. : 
13. Dips. fusca, Brown Tree Snake. 
Making in all 13 species, composed of 13 varieties. 
Many species are known to exist in South America. 
THIRTEENTH GENUS—LYCODONTID 2. 
Ground Snakes, of which few species are as yet classified. 
Maxillary teeth, with a fanglike tooth in front, but without elongate 
posterior teeth. 
East India species are, viz.: 
5 varieties. 
No. 1. L. lyeodon. 
2. L.tetragonosma. 2 “ 
3. L. leptorhytaon. 1 variety. 
+. L. ophites. 2 varieties. 
5. L. cercaspis. I 
South Africa furnishes three varieties : 
1 variety. 
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No. 6. L. capensis. 
7. L. geometricus. 1 
8. L. guttatus. 5 
Making in all 8 species, composed of 24 varieties. Varie- 
ties existing in South America are almost innumerable. 
FOURTEENTH GENUS—AMBLYCEPHALID.-E. 
Blunt Heads. 
Body flexible; ventral shields developed ; head thick, very distinct from 
neck; no mental groove; masillary teeth very small, few in number. 
