164 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
‘Genus LiopELtis Fitzinger. 
The Green Snakes. 
Liopeltis vernalis (Harlan). 
PLATE 30. 
Green Snake. 
Head little distinct from body, depressed, ovoid, and with tem- 
poral region slightly swollen. Snout rather obtusely convex in. 
front, depressed somewhat, its surface more or less convex, its 
length about 34 its width, and its sides more or less abruptly ver- 
tical. When viewed above convergence of snout seen as rather 
broad. Snout projecting well beyond mandible. Eye moderate, 
placed a little anterior in length of mouth or over commisure of 
Green Snake. JLiopeltis vernalis (Harlan). 
third and fourth upper labials. Frontal plate elongately hex- 
agonal, anteriorly with broad convergence and posteriorly nar- 
rowly so, each side slightly concave. Internasals broad, with 
rostral extending in between in front so as to form an obtuse 
posteriorly directed angle. Prefrontals much larger, quad- 
rangular, and bending down over side of snout to loreal. Pari- 
etals large and rather broadly convergent posteriorly. Rostral 
moderately broad, and triangular as seen in front. Nostril 
pierces. front of single elongate nasal plate. Loreal small, only 
present on left side. Supraoculars rather long, not especially 
convergent anteriorly. Preoculars and postoculars 2, latter a 
little larger. Upper labials 7, sixth largest. Lower labials 8, 
fourth largest. ‘Temporal elongate, followed by 2 others. Scales 
