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(Linne)] of the eighty species there mentioned, but that six 
additions to the fauna-list have been made, including four 
new species. 
Although the new species discovered have been published 
elsewhere, their descriptions are here again given at length. 
The species not observed by me were : — 
1 Typhlops braminus ( Dctud .) 
2 Typhlops verticalis (Smith) 
3 Typhlops anchietse ( Borage ) 
4 Typhlops mossambicus (Peters) 
5 Typhlops mucroso (Peters) 
6 Typhlops scliinzi (Boettger) 
7 Glaucoma scutifrons (Peters) 
8 Tropidonotus olivaceus (Peters) 
9 Lampropliis fiski Boulenger 
10 Lampropliis fuscus Boulenger 
11 Boodoii guttatus (Smith) 
12 Boodon mentalis Gunther 
[Lycodon aulicus (Linne)) 
13 Chloropliis irregularis {Leach) 
14 Prosymna frontalis (Peters) 
15 Homalosoma variegatum Peters 
Id Grayia lubrica S clatter 
17 Pythonodipsas carinata Gunther 
18 Rhamphiophis multimaculatus (Smith) 
19 Psammopliis trigrammus Gunther 
20 Psammopliis jallae Peraccci 
21 Calamelaps concolor (Smith) 
22 Macrelaps microlepidotus ( Gunther ) 
23 Elapechis decosteri (Boulenger) 
24 Naia anchietae Bocage 
25 Bitis gabonica (Bum. 4* Bibron) 
A key will be found after the list of specimens, which 
will be useful in determining South African species ; being 
based entirely on external characteristics, it enables the 
classification of a single specimen, without destroying it for 
Museum purposes. It is admitted that the key is a very 
artificial one. 
In this place I wish to express my sincere gratitude to 
the Authorities of the Albany Museum (especially Dr. Duerden) 
and of the State Museum for the kind manner and scientific 
spirit in which they placed their collections at my disposal. 
