Melanophidium Guenther, 1864

Material examined.

Melanophidium wynaudense (Beddome, 1863) (MCZ Herp R-24739).

Description (Fig. 45).

Trunk vertebrae. An axis and seven following vertebrae only were available for direct study; they do not differ from the anterior trunk vertebrae of other uropeltid genera.

Number of vertebrae. Data from literature and personal communications (all for Melanophidium wynaudense): 219+3+14+fusion (MCZ Herp R-24739; Agustin Scanferla, unpublished data, personal communication); 168 trunk and cloacal vertebrae plus 14+ caudal vertebrae (Alexander and Gans 1966).