Reptiles and Ainphibians of IllinoU. 2H5 



sixth largest. Dorsal rows of scales nineteen. Ventrals about 

 160-175. Subcaudals about 100-115. Anal entire. 



Color above from light brown to black, uniform or with 

 short whitish lines between the stripes. All three stripes green 

 or yellow, or the dorsal stripe yellow and the two lateral green. 

 Lateral stripes on the third and fourth rows of scales of each 

 side. Beneath green or whitish, uniform. Black or brown 

 below the lateral stripes. Head brown above with two white 

 or yellow spots at the inner margins of the parietals. Anteor- 

 bital with a wide pale stripe next the eye. Generally with one 

 or more of the postorbitals pale. Supralabials pale, all, or only 

 the anterior, narrowly margined with black above. 



Total length of example of var. faii-eiji, 27.50; tail, S.25. 



Throughout the State. Not common. Chicago (Nat. 

 Mus.), Cook county (Kennicott), Peoria (Brendel), Normal, 

 Jersey county, Mt. Carmel (Ridgway), Union county. 



The three varieties occur in the State. Saurifa is not 

 represented by Laboratory collections, and is probably rare. It 

 is included on the authority of Messrs. Davis and Rice and the 

 National Museum list. 



Variety saurita. 



Color above light chocolate-brown. Stripes yellow. Tail 

 more than a third of the total length. Ventrals about 157. 

 Subcaudals 115-118. 



Variety faireyi. 



Color above black. Stripes greenish. Tail less than a 

 third the total length. Ventrals about 174. Subcaudals about 

 105-115. 



Variety proxima. 



Color above black. Dorsal stripe brownish yellow. Lateral 

 stripes whitish green or yellowish. Tail much less than a third 

 of the total length. Ventrals about 170-180. Subcaudals 

 100-108. 



