THE SNAKES OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA 45 
Ophidia or Snakes recorded from British East 
Africa and Uganda 
Provisional List 
Family I .—TYPHLOPIDAE. 
Genus Tyyhlops . — 
Mucruso . — Total length 1 foot 7 inches. Yellow, or pale 
olive above. Snout very prominent, scales with dark borders, 
tail as broad as long ending in spine. 
Unitaeniatus . — Total length 1 foot 2£ inches. Snout very 
prominent, hooked, tail very short. Black, with yellow verte- 
Typhlops Comorensis x 5. 
From B. M. Cat. of Snakes. 
bral stripe three scales wide, a stripe on the rostral, lower 
surface of snout and lips brownish-yellow. Found at Mombasa 
and Kibwezi. 
Pundatus . — Total length 2 feet. Specimen from Mkno- 
umbi. Dark brown above, each scale with a small yellowish 
spot ; each ventral scale yellowish in the centre and brown 
on the borders. 
Specimen from Laikipia — dark brown above, each scale 
with a small yellowish spot ; ventral scales uniform yellowish. 
Schlegelii . — Total length 1 foot 8 inches, reaches a length 
of 2 feet 8£ inches. Uniform olive brown above, or parti- 
coloured yellow and olive brown, the latter colour forming 
irregular blotches ; lower parts uniform yellow. Found at 
Laikipia. 
