96. With 19 rows of scales; with wide, black'edged, red blotches along the 



back, separated by half -rings of white or yellow; N. J. to Fla. and 

 Okla. 



Cemophora coccinea (Blumenbach) Scarlet or False Coral Snake 



With 27 to 31 rows of scales; back brownish, with dark brown blotches; 



with smaller brown blotches along the sides 97. 



97. Dorsal blotches shorter than spaces between them, covering lengthwise 



only one and one-half to two rows of scales; Utah to Ariz, and Cal. 

 Arizona elegans occidentalis Blanchard Western Smooth- 

 scaled Coluber 

 Dorsal blotches longer than spaces between them, covering lengthwise 

 two to three scale rows; Kansas to Ariz, and Texas 



Arizona elegans elegans (Kennicott) Texas Smooth-scaled 



Coluber 

 (Rhmechis elegans of Cope) 



98. Back gray, with narrow, dark cross bands, half of which are usually 



mixed with red; belly usually mostly dark; Texas (Davis Mts.) 



Lampropehis alterna (Brown) Davis Mountain King Snake 

 {Ophiholus alternus Brown) 

 Not so 99. 



99. With two colors in the back pattern, either with pale-centered scales, or 



with pale rings, bands or stripes on a darker background; no red in 

 the color pattern 100. 



With three colors in the back pattern; either with red, black and light 

 bands, or with reddish or brownish, black-margined blotches on a pale 

 background; with or without red in the color pattern 108. 



100. With a light mid-dorsal stripe; Oregon to Ariz, and Cal. 



Lampropehis getulus calif orniae (Blainville) 

 California King Snake 

 Not so 101. 



101. Most of the dorsal scales evenly spotted 102. 

 With cross bands or with some of the light spots arranged in cross 



bands 103. 



102. With a vivid light spot in the middle of each scale; Neb. to Ala. and 



Texas 



Lampropehis getulus holhroo\i (Stejneger) Spotted King Snake 

 (Ophiholus getulus sayi of Cope) 

 With light shading at the base of each scale; Fla. 



Lampropehis getulus broo\si Barbour Brown King Snake 



103. With most of the scales of the back between the cross bands light' 



spotted 104. 



With few or no light-spotted scales on the back between the cross bands; 



sides may be spotted 105. 



104. With indistinct, light cross bands on a greenish background; Fla. 



Lampropehis getulus fioridana Blanchard Florida King Snake 

 With distinct, light cross bands on a brown or black background; N. J. 

 to Fla. and Ala. 



Laynpropeltis getulus getulus (Linn.) Common King Snake, 

 Thunder or Chain Snake 



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