Editor's Note 



The Reptiles of Ohio by Roger Conant,* published several years ago in 

 The American Midland Naturalist, has enjoyed the distinction of being con- 

 tinually requested by zoologists from the date of its appearance until the present 

 time. This continued demand was such that several months ago it was con- 

 sidered sufficient to warrant republication of this valuable contribution. Obvi- 

 ously, the best method to be followed in accomplishing a task of this type would 

 entail a sweeping revision — an expensive venture in these days of inflation and 

 high printing costs. After consultation with Mr. Conant, there evolved a plan 

 whose principal results may be outlined as follows : 



1. Reproduction of the major portion of the original text, after correction 

 of typographical errors, by the relatively inex{>ensive photo-offset process. 



2. Reproduction of the plates from the original engravings. 



3. Inclusion of revisionary addenda (prepared by Mr. Conant) which in- 

 corporate new data, notes on taxoriomic changes, and comments on the progress 

 of the study of reptiles in Ohio during the past decade. Cross references, pro- 

 vided in the addenda for each species, are very valuable since they refer to the 

 plates, distribution maps, and detailed discussions in the original report. 



4. Preparation of a supplementary list of references. 



5. Preparation of a new set of maps, showing all known localities for each 

 species. These maps are grouped together at the end of the addenda. 



6. Preparation of a new index which includes references to both the old 

 text and the new. 



The second edition of The Reptiles of Ohio, in effect, includes two separate 

 but closely allied papers — the longer one, which originally appeared in 1938, and 

 the supplement, which brings the information up to date. — John D. Mizelle, 

 Editor. 



* Conant. Roger 193a— The Reptiles of Ohio. Amer. Midi. Nat. 20(1) : 1-200. 



