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Show 1895.] MR. G. A. BOULENGER ON APODAL BATRACHIANS. 413 folds, interrupted on the dorsal and ventral lines. Tail indistinct, rounded. Bright yellow, with a broad black dorsal band. Total length 160 millim.; greatest diameter of body 6 millim. A single specimen from Usambara, German East Africa; received from Dr. F. Werner. 15. GEGENOPHIS. Gegenes (non Hiibn.), Giinth. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 577. Gegeneophis, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1879, p. 932; Bouleng. Cat. p. 101 (1882). *1. GEGENOPHIS CARNOSUS. Epicrium camosum, Beddome, Madras Month. Journ. Med. Sc. 1870, p. 176. Gegenes carnosus, Giinth. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 577. Gegenophis carnosus, Bouleng. Cat. p. 101, pi. viii. fig. 3 (1882), and Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 518 (1890). Wynaad; Travancore 2 16. SCOLECOMORPHUS. Scolecomorphus, Bouleng. Ann. & Mag. N. H. (5) xi. 1883, p. 48. *1. SCOLECOMORPHUS KIRKII. (Plate XXIII. fig. 3.) Scolecomorphus kirkii, Bouleng. I. c. ; Giinth. P. Z. S. 1892, p. 555. Nyassaland. Table showing Geographical Distribution. Ichthyophis .... Dermophis .... Hypogeophis . Caecilia Rhinatrema Geotrypetes .... Urseotyphlus.... Cryptopsophis . Herpele Gymnopis Typhlonectes.... Chthonerpeton. Siphonops Bdellophis Gegenophis ... Scolecomorphus Total .... 1 A specimen from Kallar, Travancore, received from Mr. H. S. Ferguson, measures 280 millim.; diameter of body 9 millim.; 110 folds; uniform dark brown, somewhat paler beneath. West Africa. i' i l l" ... 4 East Africa. i' l ... i T 4 Seychelles. 2 ... 1 • • • • • • ... ... ... 3 S.E. Asia. 2 > >• • •• ... 2 • • • • •• ... ... 1 5 Trop. America. 4 6 2 1 4 3 2 4 26 |
