6 VENOMOUS SNAKES AND THE PHENOMENA OP THEIR VENOMS 



Genus PYTHONODIPSAS Giinther. 



Only one species, which inhabits tropical Africa. 



Genus DITYPOPHIS Gunther. 



Only one species, which inhabits tropical Africa. 



Genus TARBOPHIS Fleischmann. 



Eight species inhabit southeastern Europe, southwestern Asia, tropical and 

 northeastern Africa. 



Genus LYCOGNATHUS Dumeril and Bibron. 



Two species are known, both inhabiting tropical South America. 



Genus TRYPANTJRGOS Fitzinger. 



One species. Tropical South America. 



Genus OXYRHOPDS Wagler. 



Seventeen species, all inhabitants of Central and South America. 



Genus RHIHOSTOMA Fitzinger. 



Two species are known, both from South America. 



Genus THAMNODYNASTES Wagler. 



Two species are known, both from South America. 



Genus TACHYMENIS Wiegmann. 



Two species are known. Bolivia, Peru, Chili. 



Genus HEMIRHAGERRHIS Boettger. 



One east African species grows less than a foot. 



Genus TOMODOH Dumeril and Bibron. 



Two species are known; inhabit South America. 



Genus AMPLORHUJUS Smith. 



Two species are known in tropical and South Africa. 



Genus PSEDDABLABES Boulenger. 



One species is known. 



Genus PHH.ODRYAS Wagler. 



Thirteen species are known, all South American inhabitants. 



Genus IALTRIS Cope. 



One species is known; inhabits Santo Domingo. 



Genus TRDHERORHIHTrS Smith. 



Three species in Africa south of the Equator, East Africa. 



Genus RHAMPHIOPHIS Peters. 



Five species are known ; inhabits Africa. 



Genus DROMOPHIS Dumeril and Bibron. 



Two species are known; inhabits Africa. 



Genus TAPHROMETOPOH Brandt. 



One species is known; found in central Asia and Persia. 



Genus PSAMMOPHI3 Boie. 



The skull of this genus, as well as that of the two preceding genera, is remark- 

 able for the wide vacuity between the frontal and sphenoid bones, a condition 

 which approaches that of the Lacertia. Seventeen species are known, all inhabit- 

 ants of Africa and southern Asia. 



Genus MIMOPHIS Gunther. 



This genus is known from Madagascar. 



