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the Panhandle district, a few are found in the wooded 

 canyons. 



107. LiOPELTis VERNALIS Harlan. Northern Green Snake. 



The smooth-scaled green snake has been reported 

 from only two widely separated localities, i. e., Wash- 

 burn, Armstrong County (Bailey), and Deming's 

 Bridge, Matagorda County (Garman). 



108. CONTIA EPISCOPA Kennicott. Miter Snake. 



The published records indicate that this snake 

 has an extensive range. It is principally distributed 

 over the western and southern sections of the State 

 but has been reported from as far east as Fort Worth. 



109. CONTiA EPISCOPA ISOZONA Cope. Banded Miter Snake. 



This variety of episcopa is known from only a 

 few localities. Bailey reports one from the Chisos 

 Mountains, Brewster County, at 6,000 feet. Cope's 

 records are Tule Canyon, Swisher County, and 

 Gainesville, Cooke County. I have collected it in 

 the neighborhood of Claude, Armstrong County. 



110. CONTiA TAYLORil BouUnger. Taylor's Snake. 



Only three specimens of this snake are known. 

 Two are from the type locality, San Diego, Duval 

 County, and are now in the British Museum. The 

 third specimen was obtained in Northern Mexico. 



111. DiADOPHis REGALIS Baird and Girard. Regal Ring- 



necked Snake. 



Recorded from the Chisos Mountains at 5,000 feet 

 (Bailey), Eagle Springs, El Paso County, and Fort 

 Davis (Cope) and Waco (Strecker). The Waco 

 specimen was an example of the color variety arnyi 

 Kennicott and indistinguishable from specimens 

 from Missouri and Central Arkansas. It probably 

 ranges over the greater part of Texas, but like many 

 small species has been overlooked by collectors. 



