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A small snake 240 millimetres in length, the principal characters of which are as follows:—

Maxillary bones equal to the palatines in length, with a pair of relatively large poison-fangs, followed by three or four small teeth.

Head hardly distinct from the neck. Eye small, with round pupil; nostril between two nasal shields. Body cylindrical; scales smooth, in 21 rows; ventrals rounded. Tail moderate; subcaudal scales in 2 rows.

The only known species, B. stormsi, is brown, with black transverse bars on the neck; tail black; belly white in front, brown behind, with a black border to the scales.

It is found in the region of Lake Tanganyika.