NOTES ON SOME IOWA REPTILES. 



BY M. P. SOMES. 



The reptiles, while scarce in number of individuals and relatively 

 scarce in number of species in the Iowa fauna, still constitute a group 

 of considerable importance from an economic standpoint as well as 

 zoologically. The group is very generally neglected, this possibly in 

 part because of the almost universal prejudice and in part because of 

 the somewhat scattered and technical nature of the literature. But 

 little has appeared concerning the Reptilia of Iowa since the Osborn 

 Catalogue of the Animals of Iowa and since, from a study of the ma- 

 terial in the museum of Iowa University and from notes and studies 

 made in the field in many parts of Iowa during the past six years, cer- 

 tain additional species have been noted, it has seemed desirable to pre- 

 sent at this time a tentative list of the reptiles to be found in this 

 state. Certain species are marked with a star to indicate that the 

 record is more or less uncertain and information concerning these or any 

 other members of this group will be very gratefully received by the 

 writer. 



IOWA REPTILIA. 



Ophidia — 



Coluhridae: 



Carphophiops amoenus (Say) 

 Storeria occipitomaeulatus (Storer) 

 Storeria dekayii (Holbr.) 

 Tropidoclonium lineatuni (Hallowl.) 

 Eutaenia proxima (Say) 

 Eutaenia radix (B. & G.) 

 Eutaenia saurita (L) 

 Eutaenia sirtalis (L) 



var. dorsalis 



var. parietalis 

 Tropidonotus leberis (L) 

 Tropidonotus rigida (Say) 

 Tropidonotus gratiami (B. & G.) 

 Tropidonotus sipedon (L) 



