12 McAtee — Mammals, Reptiles and Batrachians of Indiana. 

 20. Chrysemys marginata Agassiz. 



WESTERN PAINTED TORTOISE. 



The common turtle of the larger creeks. 



21. *MaIaclemys pseudo=geographica (Le8.). 



LE SEUR'S MAP TORTOISE. 

 Recorded l)y C. H. Bollman. 



22. Malaclemys geographica (LeS.). 



MAP TORTOISE. 



A few records. 



2P). Cistuda Carolina (Linn."). 



BOX TORTOISE. 



Abundant. Some box tortoises kept in the laboratorj' were confined in 

 a tank where they could remain either in or out of the water. They spent 

 quite as much time floating about in the water as they did resting in the 

 dryer jtartsof the enclosure. They paired here and in the fall laid a num- 

 ber of eggs, some of them in water. 



I have frequently found them feeding on mushrooms and have known 

 them to eat potatoes and apples in captivity. 



There is much to l)e learned concerning the reptile fauna of 

 the county. This is especially true with respect to the turtles. 

 In this group the following forms in addition to those listed, 

 prohahly occur here: Trionj/x miiticus LeS., Spineless Soft- 

 shelled-Turtle ; Kinosternon pennsylvanicum (Gmelin), Eastern 

 Mud Turtle ; Chri/semi/s hierogh/phica (Holl).); Chri/scmi/s troosti 

 (Holb.) ; and CJiri/scmys elegans (Weid). 



Among snakes, Virginia elegans Kenn.; Liopcltis verncdis (De 

 Kay); Eutaenia saurita (Linn.) and Sistrurus catenatus (Raf.), 

 which have been taken in Brown, the adjoining eastern county, 

 and Coluber guttatus Linn, which has been collected in Putnam 

 County (next north) may be expected here. Natrix leberis 

 (Linn.), Natrix fasciata (Linn.) and Natrix rhombifera (Hall.), 

 are species of general range in the State which also may be 

 found. 



One lizard, tlie glass-snake, Ophisaurus ventralis (Linn.) in 

 addition to the species included in this list, has been taken 

 both north and south of here in the State, and is no doubt a 

 member of our fauna. 



Batrachians. 



Monroe County has a rich batrachian fauna. The genus 

 Ambystoma is especially well represented, all of the species* 



* Excepting the unique A . copeianum Hay. 



