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who cut the lite thread. Clotho and Lachesis, the remaining fates, appear as serpents in the 13th 
edition. 
53. This species has never been effectively determined to date. Klauber (1948. Copeia 1948: 
11-12) gave a liberal translation of "bands consisting of black lines" and discussed both pattern 
and scutellation as a basis for his suggestion that the animal might be Storeria sp. 
54. An island in the Moluccas of the East Indies. 
55. Subcaudal scutes usually occur in slightly staggered pairs and are counted as pairs, but 
occasionally the subcaudals may not be divided and are thus similar to the ventral scutes. 
56. Linnaeus uses the diminuitive form of line. Did he mean short or did he mean narrow? 
57. This species has considerable interest for North American herpetologists because it 
represents one of the most studied and common of North American species. Klauber (1948. 
Copeia 1948, p. 8-10) discussed the error that had been made in applying the name to the 
common garter snake, whereas it really described the Eastern Ribbon Snake that we know as 
Thamnophis sauritus. The problem has been rectified by official suppression via the ICZN. 
58. Correcting the "s" to T. 
59. The grammar is such that either the spot or the top of the head may be bifid, but of course we 
know from actual specimens the spot is what is divided. 
60. Probably meaning that the scales were well-separated from each other. This phenomenon 
could perhaps be attributed to the animal containing an undigested food item in the digestive 
tract. 
61. Tail 1/5 probably means tail is 1/5 the total length. 
62. Argus (the name of the 13th edition) is a figure of Greek mythology notable for his one 
hundred eyes. 
63. L6mery, Nicolas 1716. Dictionaire, ou Traitd universeI des Drogues simples. Pharmacopde 
universelle. Several editions subsequently published. 
