13^ SYSTEMATIC LIST AND SYNONYMY. 



O P H I D I A— Continiiod. 



Troi'idonotus sirtaus (Garier Snake) 24 



Culuber sirlalis Linn., 1758, Syst, I, 222, — 1766, Syst., I, 383; Gincl., 

 1788, Syst. Liun., I, 1107; Sliaw, 1802, Zool., Ill, 535; Merr., 18:'0, 

 Syst, 132; llarl., 1827, Jour. Phil. Ac, 352; Storer, 1*39, JLiss. 

 Kept., 221. Eiilaeiiia sirlalis B. & G., 1853, Serp., 30; Bd., 1859, 

 T. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 26, f. 23; Yarr., 1875, ■Wheeler's Rep., V, 550; 

 Cope, 1877, Pr. Am. Phil. Soc, 64. Trupidonotus sirtalis ITolbr., 1842; 

 Herj)., IV, 41, pi. 11; Jan, 1803, Sist., 69, — 18U5, Arch. Zool., 



210. T. ordinaius var. B., Gthr., 1858, -Cat., 74. T. bipundalus 

 Schleg., 1837, Es.'.ai, I, 168, II, 320; T). & B., 1854, Erp., VII, 582. 

 T. kennicotti Jan, 18153, Sist., 70, — 1865, Arch. ZoOl., 210. T. sirtalis 

 var. dorscdis Jan, 1863, Sist., 69. Eutaenia dorsulis B. & G., 1853, 

 Serp., 31; Bd., 18.59, P. R. R. Rep., X. pi. 20, f. 2; Yarr., 1875, 

 Wlieclor's Rep., V, 550. E. sirUdi.i subsp. dorstdis Yarr., 1875, 

 Wheeler's Rep., V, 554. E. sirtalis var. obscura Cope, 1880, Bull. 20, 

 U. S. Mu8., 23. Tro}}idonotits sirttdis var. dorsalis Jan, 1867, Icon., 

 livr. 25, pi. 4, f. 1. E. ci/rtopsis subsp. ocelhtn Cope, 1880, Bull. 20, 

 IT. S. Mus., 22. Now England to the Mississippi Valley. 



Var. OKDiNATns 25 



C'oMier ordimtus Linn., 1706, Syst., I, ;!79; (.iniel., 17S8, Syst. Linn., I, 

 1097; Harl., 1827, Jour. Phil. Ac, \, 349. Tropidonotus ordinalm, 

 Ilolbr., 1842, llcrp., IV, 45, pi. 12; Gthr., 1858, Cat., 73. Eii'amia 

 ordimUt B. & G., 1853, Serp., 32; Bd., 1859, P. R. R. Rep., X, pi. 26, 

 f. 24; Yarr., 1875, Wheeler's Rep., V, 551. Spotted Ribbon Snake 

 Catesby, 1743, Carol, II, pi. 51 and 53. 



Coast Region, Nova Scotia to Georgia : \ 1m1 <:i m-.t. 



Var. RADIX 



Tropidomtus sirtalis var. radi.r Jan, 1863, Sist., 69, — 1865, Arch. Zool., 



211. Enlaenia radix B. & G., 1853, Serp., 34; Bd., 18.59, P. R. R. 

 Rep., X, pi. 20, f. 25, pi. 34, f. 5; Cooi^r, 1860, P. U. R. Rep., XII, 

 (2), 299; Yarrow, 1875, Wliceler's Rep., V, 548; Cones &.Y'arrow, 

 1878, Ilaydeii's Rep., iV, 277. E. rmlix ttdniwjil Cones & Yarrow, 

 187«, llayd. Kep., IV, 279. TlKtiiiiiojiliis lunjdeiii Ci>pe, 1862, llayd.. 

 Trans. Am. As.soc., XII, 177. Eutaenia haijdrni Kenn., 1861), Coop. 

 P. R. K. Rep., XII (2), 298, \^\. 14; Jan, 186.5, .Vreh. Zool., 212. 



Scales in 19 rows, outer broad. Black, with three narrow yellow 

 lines, or dark brown, with the lines ami willi wries of irregular 

 spot.s on the flanks. Lateral yellow lines on tin- lliinl rows. Ven- 

 Irals 15:i. Subcaudals 51 jiairs. 



Norlbcri) part of Missis.sipi)i basin, Michigati to Rocky Jlountains. 



Var. MAiiciANA 25 



EuJUuiii; marritim B. Si G., IK.53, S.-rp., pji. 30, 156,— 18.54, Marcy's 

 Kxi.., 192, pi. 3; B.I., 1859, P. K. R. Rep., X, jd. 26, f. 20; Yarrow, 

 1875, Wheoler'B Bcp., V, pp. 549, 555; Cope, 1880, Bull. 20, U. S. Mus., 

 22; SumichriiHt, 1881, Bull. 8f)c. Zool. Fr., 182. Trupidonotus marci- 

 ami Jan, 1803, Sist., 70, — 1866, Arch. Z<»'1., 216. (?) T. sirUdis Pe- 

 ters, 1869, Mb. l!rl. .\ka(l., 877. Kansas to Texas and Mexico. 



