The B lin d snake. (Typhtops b ib ro n ii) s h o w in g ru d im e n ta ry
eye and po in te d sn o u t fo r burro w in g .
The Q u ill sno u te d snake, (Xenocalam us b. bicolor) sh o w in g
wedge shaped head and ro s tra l scale.
A va ila b le evidence w o u ld therefore suggest th a t
some fo s s o ria l snakes are rarer th a n others, but
w h e th e r they are indeed rare, or perhaps ju s t
being overlooked because of th e ir h a b its and the
h a b ita t in w h ic h they occur, is u n k n o w n . These
then are some of the m any q u e stio n s about
fo s s o ria l snakes w h ic h re m a in to be answ ered.
B I8 L IO G R A P H Y
DE W A A L S W P 1 9 7 8 The S q u a m a ta (ReptMia) o f the O ra ng e Free S tate S o u th A fr ic a M e m n a s M u s B lo e m /o n te m 2 1 -1 6 0
D O U G L A S R M 1 9 8 2 A n e w size re co rd a n d n o te s o n fee d ing in c a p tiv ity o f A m b ly o d ip s a s c o n c o lo r (A S m ith ) J H e rp ,4ss A fr ic a 2 8 1 4 -1 6 H A A C K E. W D 1 98 2 F u rth e r note s on re p ro d u c tio n a nd d is trib u tio n o n the N a ta l
P u rp le g lo ss sn ake A m b ly o d ip s a s c o n c o lo r (A S m ith ) J H e rp ,4ss. A fric a .
2 8 2 4 2 5
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Nas. M u s . N e w s 3 0 . page 1 9 Read van D ijk fo r van O isk.
DIJK . D E va n 1 9 6 6 S y s te m a tic a n d fie ld keys to the fa m ilie s , genera a nd species o f S o u th e rn A fr ic a n A n u ra n ta d p ole s A n n N a ta l M u s . 1 8 : 231 2 8 6
