554 



ZOOLOGY BATRACH1ANS AND REPTILES. 



when it was found to be very common in New Mexico. On dry, sandy 

 ground, color is much fainter than in more moist localities. 



EUTAENIA SIETALIS, Linn., subspecies DORSALIS, Baird & Girarcl. 



Eutccnia dorsalis, BAIRD & GIRARD, Cat. 1ST. A. Serp., 1853, 31. BD., P. R. R. Rep., x, 



1850,40. 

 Eutcmia sirta.lis, LINN., subspecies dorsalis, BAIRD & GIRARD, COPE, Check-List N. A. 



Batracli. & Kept,, 1875, 41. 

 HAB. Entire North America. 



The specimens hereinafter enumerated closely resemble E. dorsalis, but 

 have eight upper labial plates, and no black borders to dorsal vittse ; the 

 lateral vittse indistinct. Not abundant, but two specimens being secured. 



EUTAENIA VAGRANS, Baird & Girard, subspecies ANGUSTIROSTRIS, Keun. 



Apparently rare ; only one specimen being taken in Western Arizona 

 in 1871 by Mr. F. Bischoff. Differs from E. vagrans in being uniform black 



