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with a very large angle. Parietals narrow and short. Pre- 

 frontals almost square. Internasals right-triangular. Rostral 

 wide and very low. One nasal ; nare in anterior part. Loreal 

 longer than high. One preocular. Two postoculars. Tempo- 

 rals 2-2. The lower temporal in the first row extends down 

 between the fifth and sixth labials. Supralabials six, fifth and 

 sixth largest. Infralabials six, fourth and fifth largest. Pre- 

 genials longer than postgenials. Anal entire. Urosteges in two 

 series. 



The above are the dimensions and scutellation of five speci- 

 mens from Douglas county in the University museum. 



Color above light brown to dark brown. In the lighter colored 

 specimens there is a row of black dots on each side of the dorsal 

 stripe and another row near the lateral stripe. A dorsal stripe 

 covering one and two half-rows of scales extends from the occi- 

 put to the tip of the tail. A lateral stripe is present on the 

 second and lower half of the third row of scales. The dorsal 

 stripe is yellowish. The lateral stripe yellowish mottled with 

 brown. Inferior row of scales brownish. Margin between 

 scales and gastrosteges whitish. Belly greenish, with two rows 

 of triangular black spots down the middle. The color is darker 

 green between the spots. Upper part of head mottled with 

 black and brown. Superior labials drab. The lower part of 

 the temporals of the same color. Under part of the head 

 whitish ; often maculated with small black spots. 



This snake is found throughout the state. On account of its 

 retiring habits and its small size it is little known. It lives 

 under rotting timber, etc. It does not become exterminated as 

 civilization advances, but lives in large numbers under side- 

 walks and trash piles in cities. Several specimens from Douglas 

 county are in the University museum. I have examined speci- 

 mens from Mitchell, Shawnee, Republic, Lyon, Leavenworth, 

 Scott, Logan, Oove and Riley counties. 



