50 Catalogue of Beptiles. 



Colour yellowish brown, many scales, black spotted, forming obscure 

 lines down the body. Belly yellowish white. Each ventral with a 

 terminal black dot, forming a conspicuous chain of spots down eacn 

 side of abdomen. 



a. Simla. Purchased. 



C. ^STIVUS, L. 



a. two specimens. North Carolina. Rev. F. Fitzgerald. 

 CHLOROPHIS, Theobald, Gen. Nov. 

 Aspect much as in CyclopUs. Head rather distinct from neck 

 Eye moderate, round pupil > scales smooth, in fifteen rows. Nostiil 

 between two nasals. 



C. Oldhami, Th.n. s. 

 Anteocular one. Postoculars two. Loreal longish. Other head 

 shields normal, proportionate. ... -™ ^ *-j .fim> 



Upper labials eight, regularly increasing in size Fourth and fifth 

 enter the orbit, chin shields two pair m contact with six labials. Lhe 

 hinder chin shields a trifle longer than the front one. *ir to t lower 

 labials form a suture, 2nd very small, 6th the largest. 



Body, 11.0 



Tail, 5.5 = 16.5. 



Colour above uniform bronze brown, beneath cuticle in spirit, blue. 

 a. young. Simla. Purchased. 



I have named this interesting ally of Cyclophis after Dr. Oldham, 

 Director of the Geological Survey of India, whose advice and encour- 

 agement, in the preparation of the present Catalogue, I should not pass, 

 by unacknowledged. 



ODONTOMUS, Dumeril et Bibron.. 



* 0. nympha, Daud. 



* O. semieasciattjs, Giinth.. 



* 0. gracilis, Giinth. Anamallies. 



NYMPHOPHIDIUM, Gunther. 



* N. maculatum, Giinth. India. 



ELACHISTODON, Reinhardt.. 



* E. westermanni, Reihh.. 



COBONELLA, Laurenti. (sp.) 



* C. orientalis, Giinth. Dakhan. 

 C. sayi, Holbr. 



a. adult and young. North Carolina. Rev. F. Fitzgerald, 

 (labelled Homalopsis buccata^} 



