32 
Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
Scales in 17 rows. Ventrals 171. Anal divided, pre- 
ceded by a single half scale. Subcandals r The end of 
the tail had been lost during life, and a terminal conical scale 
regenerated, only 9 pairs of subcandals remaining. 
The seven middle rows of scales dark brown, tipped or 
edged with black. The top third of the row of scales fifth 
from middle of back, black ; lower two-thirds of fifth, row 
and upper two-thirds of sixth row cream coloured ; outer 
third of this row black. The seventh and eighth rows dark 
brown, almost black at the tips. Upper half of outer row 
black, lower cream. 
A black line along each side of the ventrals, the space 
between the black lines yellow. Lips and chin cream with 
black dots and markings, a black line runs along the upper 
edge of the labials across the rostral. Upper surface of the 
head light brown, with darker black edged markings, a 
lighter transverse band on the nape. The yellow lateral stripes 
originate at a short distance from the head, the portion of the 
neck anterior to them with indistinct cross bars. 
District. Date. Donor. 
P. 1 Louw’s Greek 1907 Dreyer (type). 
Theltornis kirtlandi. [Halloivell). 
Bird Snake. Vogelvreter. 
p. 1 
Dwars River, Zoutpans- 
berg District 
1906 
Gough 
2 
Bandolierkop, Zout- 
pansberg District 
1906 
Setterfield 
3 
4, 5, 6 
Zoutpansberg 
No history 
1907 
Pienaar 
7 
Louw’s Creek 
1907 
Gough 
A. 8 
M’moouve, 42 miles 
1903 
Schonland 
north of Serowe 
Dispholidus typus (Smith). 
Tree Snake. Boom Slang. 
(Usually called Green Mamba in the Transvaal, where it is 
considered by most people to be a poisonous snake.) 
P. 1 Pretoria 
2 Pienaars River 
3, 4 Vryheid, Natal 
5, 6 Lydenburg District 
7 Shilowane, Zoutpans- 
berg District 
8 Cape Flats 
9 Selati, Zoutpansberg 
District 
Deary 
Jutrzenka 
1897 
1900 
1906 
1896 Krantz 
1904-5 Junod 
1903 
1896 
Taylor 
Flygare 
