Co:s[PARisox OF Hekpetological Fauxas 14:7 



Snake, Redbellied Snake, Haldea striatula, Tirgiyiia valeriae, Worm Snake, 

 Rainbow Snake, Horn Snake, Southern Green Snake, Ring-necked Snake, 

 Black Snake, Black Chicken Snake, Spotted Racer. Black King Snake, Brown 

 King Snake, Milk Snake, Red King Snake, Pine Snake, Spreading Adder. 



6. Recorded from Virgitiia only. Northern Green Snake. 



c. Recorded frovi North Carolina only. Diamond Rattlesnake, Ground 

 Rattlesnake, Coral Snake, Crowned Tantilla, Coachwhip, Striped Chicken 

 Snake, Rhadinaea ftavilata, Hognosed Snake, Cemophora coccinea, Natrix 

 taxispilota. 



Crocodiles. 



a. Recorded from Koi-th Carolina only. Alligator. 



Turtles. 



a. Recorded from both States. Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Box Turtle, 

 Painted Turtle, Speckled Turtle, Redbellied Terrapin, River Terrapin, Dia- 

 mondback Terrapin. Musk Turtle, Mud Turtle, Snapping Turtle. 



&. Recorded from Virginia only. Geographic Terrapin, LeSueur's 

 Terrapin. 



c. Recorded from North Carolina only. Leatherback Sea Turtle. Green 

 Sea Turtle, Kemp's Loggerhead, Yellowbellied Terrapin, Florida Terrapin, 

 Troost's Terrapin, Clemmys nuchalis. 



SUMJIARY 



From both. From Va. only. From X. C. only. 



Salamanders 16 5 13 



Frogs and toads 15 1 3 



Lizards 5 1 



Snakes 25 1 10 



Crocodilians 1 



Turtles 10 2 7 



Totals 71 9 35 



Of the forms recorded from Xortli Carolina and not from Virginia, 

 seven salamanders and one turtle are forms confined to the mountains, 

 five salamanders, thri'e turtles, and all the additional frogs, lizards, 

 and snakes, as well the one crocodilian, are southern species mainly 

 entering our State from the southeast, the others being three sea tur- 

 tles and one salamander (water dog) of wide distrilmtion. ( )n the 

 other hand, the forms occurring in Virginia and .><o far not knnwn 

 within this State are with one e\('e|iti(tn ( H hJh tinmi rrillii\ forms 

 of more northern distribution. 



R.M.KKin, X. C. 



