Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology 



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Reelfoot Lake 25-27-19 22,3 75 — 1280111111. .157 31 Female 



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Henry 



23-2S-17 244 81 



loionim. .173 31 Female 



Arlington 



25-19 ^31 85 — 1390111111. .180 29 Male 

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Lauipropcltis gctulus Jiolbruoki (Stejneger). — The speci- 

 men collected by Rhoades at Samburg (Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, No. 4451) has been examined by the writer and 

 referred to this form. It has, however, a distinct leaning 

 toward the next, L. ge^uhis nigcr. The characters are : scale 

 rows, 19-21-19-17; ventrals, 210; caudals, 54; upper labials, 7; 

 lower labials, 9; cross bands, 70; male. 



Lampi'opcltis gctuhts nigcr (Yarrow). — The king snake is 

 known to most of the farmers, but is less often seen than 

 Coluber constrictor and Elaphc obsoleta. One moderate-sized 

 adult was found at the side of a road near Henry at dusk. 

 This is close to, if not within, the region of intergradation 

 between this form and the last, but the specimen found was 

 more like niger than like holbrooki. The yellow spots were 

 very small, although present for the most part midway between 

 the cross bands. It was kept alive for two days, and then 

 escaped. 



Natri.v cyclopion (Dumeril and Bibron). — Rhoades records 

 four specimens from Samburg. 



