Fig. 14 (after Sordelli)
Form.—Slender, worm-like, the greatest diameter of the body 40 to 52 times in the total length. Tail about as long as broad, ending in a short spine. Snout depressed, rounded, strongly projecting. Eyes distinguishable, appearing as a small black spot surrounded by an unpigmented circle; nostrils lateral.
Head-Shields.—Rostral about one-third, or a little less than one-third, the width of the head, extending on its upper surface nearly to the level of the eyes. Nasal incompletely divided, the cleft proceeding from the second labial. Preocular present, about as broad as the ocular, in contact with the second and third labials. Upper head-scales feebly enlarged and subequal. Four upper labials.
TYPHLOPS VERMICULARIS
After Sordelli
ERYX JACULUS
After Sordelli
Scales.—Equal, 22 or 24 round the body.
Coloration.—Brown or yellowish-brown above, yellowish beneath.