GROUND OE WOEM SNAKE. 699 



to oommissnial line af oecipitals ; temporal ihields well deyeloped ; frontal plates in two 

 pairs ; uostcil in anterior part of naial plate ; rostral roanded anteriorly ; loral qnad- 

 rilateral, entering the orbit; postorbital rhomboidal; npper labials, fire, lower, six; 

 eyes over the third and fosrth labial ; nrosteges, 120-132. Length, 11 inches ; head, 4J 

 lines ; tail, 1^ inches ; transverse diameter of head, 2} lines ; of neck, 2i lines ; ciroum- 

 ference of body, 1 inch. 



Habitat, Massachusetts?, New Tork, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, 

 North Carolina, Sonth Carelina, Mississippi, Illinois, Western Missouri, and Ohio. 



This specie! is inserfred here upon the authority of Dr. J. M. Wheaton, 

 of Columbus, who informs me that some years ago a specimen was cap- 

 tured by Prof. Tuttle, at Ironton, on the bank of the Ohio river. The 

 animal was sent to the Smithsonian Institution, hence its absence from 

 the collection which that gentleman so kindly placed in my hands. Dr. 

 Wheaton, however, informs me that it had the peculiarity of a single 

 pair of frontals. This would make it correspond, in that respect at least, 

 to Carphophis helense which is probably only a variety of 0. amo&nvs. 



The following species of Ophidians, thongh not yet reported from the State, have snch 

 a range as to render their ocenrrenoe in oni fauna possible : 



Paranoia ahaoura, Holb. 

 Baird and Girard, Cat,, p. 123. 



Habitat, South Carolina and Lonisiana, and according to Nelson, Illinois. 



Abastor erythrogrammui, Dand. 

 Baird and Girard, Cat., p. 125. 



Habitat, North Carolina and Georgia, to Alabama, and Nelsoa says, Illinois. 



Virginia Valeria, Baird and Girard. 

 Baird and Girard, Cat., p. 127. 



Habitat, Maryland and Nerth Carolina, to Illinois. 



Virginia elegant, Kenn. 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, p. 99. 



Habitat, Illinais to Arkansas. 



Carphophit helenas, Kenn. 

 Proo. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila , 1859, p, 100; 



Habitat, lUinois and Tennessee, to Mississippi. 



Carphophis vermis, Kenn. 

 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, p. 99. 



Habitat, Missouri, Kansas. 



Ophiiolus getulus, rar. tayi, Holb. 

 Baird and Girard, Cat., p. 84. 



Habitat, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, to Mississippi and Lonisiana. 



