142 SYSTEMATIC 1. 1ST AM) SYNONYMY. 



OJP HID I A— Continued. 



TBOPIDONOTUS CYCL0PI0N 2(i 



Dum. Bibr., 1854, Erp., VII, 576; Gthr., 1858, Cat., 77. 248; Jan, 1868, 

 Sist, 71, — 1868, lion., livr. 26, pi. 5, f. 1 and 2; Mart., 1856, Mus. 

 Berl., 24. 



Ohio to Florida. 



Tbopidonotus compbessicaudtjs 27 



Xifuiliit compressicauda Kenn., I860 1 , Pr. Ac. Phil., 335. Tropidonotus 

 compsolaemus Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac 368, 1861, Pr. Phil. Ac, 

 71. Tropidonotus ustus ( ope, I860, Pr. Pliil. Ac, :;40. 



Florida. 



! Regina.) 



Tbopidonotus lebebis 27 



Coluber leberis Linn.. 1758, Syst, I. 216, — 1766, Syst., I. 375; Gmelin, 

 Syst. Linn., I, 1086; Shaw, 1804, Zool., III, 433. Tropidonotus leberis 

 DeKay, 1842, X. Y. Fauna Rept., p. 45, pi. 11 ; Holbr., 1S42, Herp., 

 IV, 49, pi. 13; 1'. & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 579 ; Gthr., 1858, Cat., 78; 

 Cope, 1860, Pr. Phil. Ac, 342; .Ian, 1863, Sist., 72, - 1868, [con., 

 livr. 27. pi. •">. I. 1. Regina leberk B. iv. G., 1853, Serp., 45; Baird, 

 1854, X. V. Serp., 17. — 1859, I'. II. II. Rep., X. pi. 27, f. 32. Coluber 

 septemwtiatus Say, 1825, Jour. Phil. Ac, 240; Harl., 1827, Jour. Phil. 

 Ac, 335, — 1835, Med. Res., II*. 



Michigan to Texas. 



Var. bigidtjs 28 



Coluber rigidus Say, 1825, Jour. Phil. Ac, 2.".:'. Tbopidonotus rigidus 

 Holbr., 1842, Herp., IV, 39, pi. X; I>. & V,., 1854, Erp., VII, :»77; 

 Cope, 1860, Pr. Ac Phil., 342. Tropidonotus leberis var. .Ian, 1.SG3, 

 Sist., 72. Regina rigida B. <& <;., 1«). Serp., 46; 11.1., 1859, P. R. K. 

 Rep., X, v \. 27. f. 33. 



New York southward. 



Var. clarkii 



Regina clarkii B. & G., 1853, Serp., 48; Bd., 1859, 1'. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 

 27, f. :;.">. Tropidonotus clarkii Cope, 1861, Pr. Phil. Ac, 7-1; Jan, 

 1863, Sist., 7::. 1868, [con., livr. 27, pi. 6, f. 1. - 1880, Hull. 20, U. 

 S. Mus., 22. Tropidonotus medusa Gthr., 1858, Cat., 78. 



Orbitals 1 — 3 to 2. Loreal longer than high. Labials 8, fifth and 

 sixth largest. Scales in 19 rows. Ventrals 132. Anal entire Sub- 

 caudals57 pairs. Yellowish brown, with four longitudinal bands of 

 darker. Belly yellowish, with two brownish black-dotted bands. 



Texas to Mexico. 



Var. gbahamii 28 



Regina graliamii B. & <;.. is;,:;. Serp., -17; Bd., 1859, P. P. R Rep., X, 

 pi. 27, f. 34. Tropidonotu grahamii I rthr., 1858, fat.. 78. Tropidono- 

 tus leberis var. Jan. 1863, Sist, 72. T. baronis mueUeri Trosch., 1865, 

 in Muell Wirbelth., Mex., 79. 



Michigan to Texas, 



