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Show 1891.] BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. 307 12. PHILOTHAMNUS SEMIVARIEGATUS, Smith. Ahcetulla semivariegata, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 307. Philothamnus punctatus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1866, p. 889, and Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 129, pi. xix. A. fig. 1 (1882); Bocage, lep. 14. Shire Valley (Kirk) ; L. Nyassa (Universities' Mission). 13. AMPHIOPHIS1 NOTOT^ENIA. Coronella nototcenia, Giinth. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 309, pi. xxvi. fig. 1, and Ann. & Mag. N . H. (6) i. 1888, p. 333. Ablabes hildebrandtii, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1878, p. 205, pi. ii. fig. 6; Fischer, Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. i. 1884, p. 7. Tachymenis nototcenia, Peters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 118 (1882). Lake Nyassa (Thelwall); Cape McLear, L. Nyassa (Simons). 14. PSAMMOPHIS SIBILANS, L., var. SUBTYENIATA, Peters. Psammophis sibilans, var. subtceniata, Peters, Reise n. Mossamb. iii. p. 121 (1882); Fischer, Jahrb. Hamb. Wiss. Anst. i. 1884, p. 12. Cape McLear, Lake Nyassa (Simons); L. Nyassa (Universities' Mission). 15. PSAMMOPHIS ANGOLENSIS. Amphiophis angolensis, Bocage, Jorn. Sc. Lisb. iv. 1872, p. 82 ; Peters, Sitzb. Ges. naturf. Fr. 1881, p. 149. Ablabes homeyeri, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1877, p. 620. Dromophis angolensis, Boettg. Ber. Senck. Ges. 1888, p. 55. Cape McLear, Lake Nyassa (Simons). 16. THELOTORNIS KIRTLANDI, Hallow. Thelotornis kirtlandii, Peters, op. cit. p. 131, pi. xix. fig. 2. Lake Nyassa (Universities' Mission). 17. LEPTODIRA SEMIANNULATA, Gthr. Leptodira semiannulata, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H (4) ix. 1872, p. 31. Lake Nyassa (Universities' Mission). 18. CALAMELAPS MIOLEPIS, Gthr. Calamelaps miolepis, Giinth. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (6) i. 1888, p. 323. Cape McLear, L. Nyassa (Simons). 1 Amphiophis, Smith, is closely allied to Psammophylax. Twelve subequal maxillary teeth, followed by an enlarged, grooved tooth; mandibular teeth subequal. Nasal semidivided; frontal narrow. Eye moderate, with round pupil. Scales smooth, with apical pits. Ventrals rounded. Tail moderate ; subcaudals in two rows. |