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I have no New Jersey examples, and include this form on the 
references to authors. 
Lampropeltis triangula Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
1860, p. 256.—Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 802. 
Lampropeltis dolatus triangulus Ditmars, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. 
Y., 1895-96, No. 8, p. 13. 
Lampropeltis doliatus clericus (Baird and Girard). 
[PLate 46. Lampropeltis doliatus (Linneus).] 
House Snake. Milk Snake. Spotted Adder. 
Body rather robust, cylindrical, and tapering more or less from 
middle towards each end. Head little distinct from neck, rather 
flat, and as viewed above rather narrowly and obtusely ovoid. 
Snout broad, surface convex, its length about 1°/; in its width, 
and as viewed above rather obtusely convex in outline, with 
broad convergence. Eye small, a trifle anterior in length of 
mouth, and placed over commisure of third and fourth upper 
labials. Mouth a trifle undulate in profile, and posteriorly only 
very slightly oblique. Frontal plate broadly subpentagonal, 
scarcely angled on front edge, posteriorly broadly angled with 
sides of convergence slightly and scarcely concave. Internasals 
small, broad and about half size of prefrontals. Prefrontals large, 
broad, and bent over a little on side to loreal. Parietals very large, 
broad, widely convergent posteriorly and with a slight median 
posterior notch. Supraoculars rather small, convergent slightly 
in front. Postoculars 2, upper larger. One preocular, rather 
deep. Loreal small, elongate. Nasals 2, anterior larger and 
nostril piercing it just before internasal commisure. Rostral 
large, and broadly lunate. Upper labials 7, and sixth largest. 
Lower labials 9, and fifth largest. Pregenials longer than post- 
genials. ‘T'emporals-in 2 series, first of 2 elongate narrow plates 
and second of 3 quadrate ones. Scales on back all smooth, in 
about 21 transverse series, and 265 counted from parietals to tip 
of tail. Gastrosteges 194 to vent. Urosteges double, about 50 
