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study shows that except for the fact that one has only 24 blotches in the 

 median dorsal series, they fall within or close to the range of variation in 

 triangulurn in Ohio. Since aberrant specimens which strongly resemble syspila 

 occur in many parts of the range of triangulurn (Blanchard, 1921, 192), and 

 since milk snakes from other parts of Butler County and the adjacent region 

 are all clearly referable to triangulurn it seems preferable to consider all Ohio 

 specimens as of that race. Furthermore there is reason to believe that the 

 specimens in question may not have come from Hughes (page 7). The 

 range of syspila is west of Ohio. It is stated by Blanchard (1925a, 28) to be 

 "Southern Indiana to Minnesota, south to central Arkansas and west to 

 central Kansas." 



Range. — Eastern United States and southern Canada from Minnesota and 

 Maine south to Florida. The milk snake occurs throughout the entire state 

 of Ohio (Map 15). Locality records are: 



Adams County: Lawshee, W of Peebles (OSM 299.1). Ashtabula County: 

 Conneaut Creek, Conneaut Twp. (OSM 205.3) ; Pymatuning Swamp, near Andover 

 (TZS 1032-4). Athens County: Nelsonville (Morse, 1904). Butler County: 

 Dodge's Creek, N of Oxford (MU). CHAMPAIGN CoUNTY: 6 mi. N of Urbana 

 (TZS 1881). Clermont County: Union Twp. (CSNH 1175, 1451). Clinton 

 County: Centerville, Lee's Creek P.O. (TZS 747). Crawford County: 4 mi. NW 

 of Sulphur Springs (TZS 452). CuYAHOGA CoUNTY: Chagrin Valley (CMNH) ; 

 Cleveland CWRU) ; East Rockport, Berea, (MCZ 212); Mayfield (CMNH). 

 Erie County: Caslalia (UMMZ 59793); Huron Twp. (SHS) ; Sandusky (Blan- 

 chard, 1921). Fayette County: Wayne Twp. (OSM 469). Franklin County: 

 (OSM 33) ; Columbus (AS) ; Franklin County Infirmary, SE of Columbus (OSM 

 374); Grigg's Dam, near Dublin (OSM 404.1-.2); N of Worthington (OSM 92). 

 Fulton County: Swanton; 2'/2 mi. NW of Swanton (TZS 691). Geauga County: 

 2 ml. N of Bundysburg (DOR); Chardon; Lake Kelso, Burton Twp. (TZS 1332-4); 

 South Bog, Burton Twp. (CMNH). Greene County : 3 mi. W of Xenia. Hamil- 

 ton County: (CSNH 1982; Morse, 1904); Cincinnati (CSNH 1668); Eden Park, 

 Cincinnati (CSNH 879); Glendale, Cincinnati (CSNH 1132). Hancock County: 

 Cass Twp. (TZS 1945). Harrison County: ScIo (BGSU). Henry County: 

 Napoleon (TZS 99). Highland County: 5 ml. S of Carmel (TZS 1612); 6 mi. 

 E of Hlllsboro (TZS 257). Hocking County: Salt Creek Twp. (AS; OSM 246; 

 TZS 1004-7); near South Perry (TZS 1164). 



Huron County: Near Wlllard. Knox County: Brinkhaven (AS; OSM 366.3). 

 Lake County: Perry, along Grand River (OSM 367). Lawrence County: Near 

 Arabia. Aid Twp. (TZS 418). LoGAN CouNTY: (OSM 32); Belief ontalne (TZS 

 2292). Lorain County: Oberlin (OC). Lucas County: Crissey; Holland; Mon- 

 clova; Maumee; 4 mi. N of Maumee (TZS 596); Richfield Center; Sylvanla; 

 Toledo (TZS 1047); Trilby; Water vllle; Indlanola Island above Watervllle (TZS 

 1269); 6 mi. W of Toledo. Madison County: Jefferson Twp. (OSM 298); London 

 (Morse, 1904). Mahoning County: Youngstown (CM 2057). Monroe County: 

 4 ml. W of Woodsfield (TZS 2008). MusKiNGUM County: (CSNH 2011); near 

 Chandlersvllle, Rich Hill Twp. (TZS 2408). Ottawa County: Catawba Island (TZS 

 1504, 1655); Genoa; Marblehead, Danbury Twp. (TZS 1193). Paulding CountY: 

 4 ml. NE of Antwerp (OEE) ; Charloe, Brown Twp. (OEE). PlKE CouNTY: 

 Laurel Ridge, Sunfish Twp. (TZS 1081); 4 ml. E of Waverly (TZS 1070). 

 Portage County: Kent (NU 8, 11-12. 18). Putnam County: 3 ml. WSW of 

 Ottawa (TZS 399). Richland County: Plymouth Twp. (TZS 1211-2). Ross 

 County: Colerain Twp. (TZS 314); Huntington Twp. (TZS 647); Big Round 

 Top. Paint Twp. (CSNH 1867). Scioto County: 2 ml. S. of Henley (TZS 1880); 

 2 mi. N of Lucasville (DOR); 8 ml. SW of Portsmouth (TZS 1082); 1 ml. S 



