no. 1655. VOTES <>\ VERTEBRATES FROM INDIANA // l // \ . ;,,;;.; 



The list of turtles is for the vicinity of the University Farm only, 

 and would be greatly increased had this group been collected along 

 White River. 



SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS (Latreille). 

 PINE-TREE LIZARD; RAIL-FENCE LIZARD. 



Very abundant in the wood- and along the fences. They came out 

 of winter quarters early and a number were seen before the end of 

 March. While very active at times, they are not timid. Once I -aw 

 a young lizard about 3 inches long following some persons along a 

 path and keeping close t<> their feet. T have also touched and even 

 picked up the adults as they lay basking in the sun. apparently wide 

 awake. At other times they run away at the slightest disturbance, 

 usually going tip a tree if there is one near at hand. 



EUMECES FASCIATUS (Linnaeus). 

 BLUE-TAILED SKINK. 



A single immature specimen was -ecu. but not captured. It does 

 not seem to be common in this vicinity but is abundant farther 

 south, and a number were seen at New Harmony during the summer 

 of 1907. 



CARPHOPHIS AMCENUS (Say). 

 GROUND SNAKE. 



Only two of these snakes were seen. The first was found under an 

 old logon March 26. A female taken a little later contained six eggs. 



The eggs are subcylindrical and 1 I i long. The stomach of the 



same animal contained remain- of an earthworm and other unrecog 

 nizable material. 



Scale rows. 12; color of ventral surf ace extending to middle of sec- 

 ond row of scales; ventrals, 126; subcaudals, •_'•"-. Prefrontals absent. 

 Length, 265 mm. 



VIRGINIA ELEGANS Kennicott. 

 VIRGINIA SNAKE. 



I am indebted to Mr. Ferd Payne for the first record of this com- 

 paratively rare snake from tin-' locality. I took a second specimen 

 in the edge of the woods near the house on A.ugust •"><>. The body 

 was swollen to such an extent that the tail was sharply demarked. 

 Dissection revealed six perfectly formed embryos, one of which was 

 examined and found to he !»:» mm. in length and similar in squama- 

 tion and color to the adult except that it is slightly darker and the 

 markings more obscure. 



Color in life, brown above with a decided bluish tinge, the two or 

 three lowest rows of scales paler than those above them; a faint pale 



