Number 70 May 5, 1919 



OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF 

 ZOOLOGY 



UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 



Ann Arbor, Michigan Published by the University 



TWO NEW SNAKES OF THE GENUS 

 LAMPROPELTIS 



By Frank N. Blanchard 



While making a comparative study of the various forms of 

 the genus Lampropeltis alhed to L. getuliis gctiilns, it has been 

 found necessary to recognize two new subspecies, as follows : 



Lampropeltis getulus floridana, new subspecies 

 Plate I, Figure i 



Diagnosis: Characters in general like those of L. getulus 

 getulus from which it differs in having double the number of 

 transverse light bands, about 60; by a basal lightening of the 

 scales of the dark areas ; by a degeneracy of the chain-pattern ; 

 and by an increase of one row of scales on each side, making 

 twenty-three. 



Range : This form is known only from Florida, south from 

 Orange County. 



Published with the permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



