CROCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 915 



direction, and anastomose with their fellows. On each side, and alter- 

 nating witli the (lark inclosures on the back, is a series of deep black 

 blotches, extendiuii' from the abdomen (where those of opposite sides 

 are generally continent) over the first and second outer rows of scales. 

 These blotches are rounded above, five or six s(;ales long, and sepa- 

 rated from the nearest dark part of the back by one or one-half scale. 

 The outer edge of the abdomen and the exterior dorsal rows between 

 these blotches being yellow causes the chain pattern to be continuous, 

 inclosing a series of elongated dorsal spots from seven to ten scales 

 long and about seventeen wide. Center of abdomen largely blotched 

 with black, usually confluent with the blotches already mentioned. 

 The plates on the head are black, with yellow si)ots. 



The pattern as here described is subject to some irregularities, the 

 chain being sometimes broken, and the lines oblique, not transverse, 

 and the dark blotches of opposite sides not truly opposite to each 

 other. 



Cat. Nos. Upper labials. Gastrosteges. Urosteges. Scales. 



2376 7. 224. 48. 21. 



4378 7. 213. 52. 21. 



8077 7. — — 21. 



2369 7. — — 23. 



5509 8. — — 23. 



It is specimens from Florida that possess twenty-three rows of 

 scales, but not all of them, since Cat. No. 2375 has the normal number. 



Ophibolus getulus getulus Linnwus. 



Locality. 



When 

 collected. 



From •whom received. 



Cedar Keys, Florida 



Charlotte Harbor, Florida. 



Indian River, Florida 



Anderson, South Carolina. 

 Charleston, South Carolina 

 Ncwbern, North Carolina . 

 Kiuston. North Carolina.. 



New York 



Wasliin<;ton, District of 



Columbia. 



Gloucester, Virginia 



Missis8ii)pi 



Port Tobacco, Maryland . . 



Matamoras, Texas'. 



Augusta, Georgia 



Marietta, Georgia 



Sandy Springs, Maryland. 



do 



....do 



Oakley, South Candina. .. 



nyattsviJle, Maryland 



GainesviKe, Florida 



....do 



Naslfville, Georgia 



Laurel, Maryland 



Gainesville, Florida 



Maryland July 5,1877 



Homosassa, Florida j Apr. — , 1879 



Southampton County, | May — , 1879 



Virginia. j 



District of Columbia 



Cherokee Nation, Indian 



Territory. 1 



G. Wurdemann . 

 Dr. S. B. Barker 

 G. Wurdemann. 

 C.P 



Dr. S. B. Barker , 



H. W. Welsher . 



Mar. 21, 1877 

 July 6, 1877 

 June — , 1877 

 , 1877 



June - 



1880 

 1882 

 1880 



Nov. 18, 1880 

 July — , 1879 



AV. Pierce . 



Rev. C. Mann 



Dr. B. F. Shumard 



Miss Marshall 



Lieutenant Couch, U.S.A. 

 William Phillips 



J. P. Stabler ... 



do 



do 



A. L. Barker .. 

 William Gass . 

 James Bell 



W.J.Tavlor 

 J. P. Stabler . 

 James Bell... 

 J. P. Stabler . 

 J. W. Alilner 

 L. Kunilien.. 



H. W. nenshaw , 

 James Mooney . . 



Nature of 

 specimen. 



Alcoholic. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



do. 

 Cast. 



do. 



V.rra-a 



Alcoholic, 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 

 do. 



