THE REPTILES OF OHIO 



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Range. — Central Maine to southern Manitoba, south to north central 

 Florida and west to the Great Plains in Kansas and the Dakotas. 



Storer's snake is common in Ohio only in the extreme northeastern portion, 

 an area characterized by the many northern elements in its flora and fauna. 

 Elsewhere in the state Storer's snake appears to be of local and rather infre- 

 quent occurrence (Map 21). Ohio locality records are: 



Ashland County: Sullivan (CMNH). Ashtabula County: Eagleville 

 (CMNH); 2 mi. E of Kingsville (TZS 1026); 2 ml. E of Monroe Center (TZS 

 961); Monroe Twp. (OSM 2I5.8-.I1); Pymatunintr Swamp, near Andover (OSM 



392; TZS 1198-9, 1305, 1475. 1505, 1536-42. 1854); Williamsfield (TZS 1021). 

 Fairfield County: Sugar Grove (OSM 54). Geauga County: Lake Kelso, Burton 

 Twp. (TZS 1782); Burton (CSNH 2016). Hamilton County: (Morse. 1904). 

 Hocking County: Salt Creek Twp. (OSM 246.2). Lake County: Madison 

 (USNM 6473). Mahoning County: Near Garfield (DOR); Yellow Creek, Poland 

 (USNM 2151). Portage County: Aurora Pond, Aurora Twp. (CMNH; TZS 

 749); Freedom Station (CMNH). SciOTO CoUNTY: 12 mi. SW of Portsmouth 

 (TZS 1816); Roosevelt Game Preserve, Nile Twp. (TZS 1508); Shawnee Forest, 

 Union Twp. (OSM 206.2). Trumbull County: Vernon Twp. (TZS 333). 



Map 21. Ohio locality records and general 

 range of Storer's Snake, Sloreria occipilo- 

 inaculala. 



