BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES OP OHIO. 1 33 



Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer). Above similar to preceding. Below 

 salmon-red. Occiput with 3 light dots. Scales keeled, 15, Length i foot. 



Common over the State in dry upland woods. Its food con- 

 sists of insects in the main. Smith ('82) gives it as "not rare 

 around Columbus," At the present. time it is never found in any 

 numbers. 



Specimens in the U. S. Nat. Mus., recorded by Cope from Madisoii, 

 Yellow Creek and Hughes. In Cin. Soc. Nat. His., collected by Dr. Lindahl 

 in Hamilton Co. In O. S. tl. Mus., from Sugar Grove, and collected by 

 R. C. Osburn at Kent. 



Virginia valeriae B. & G. Greyish brown, punctated above with black. 

 Below light yellowish. Scales 15. Length i foot. 



This little snake resembles somewhat Carphophiops amoenus, 

 'but it may be readily distinguished from that species by the 

 -pepper-and-salt appearance of the back. It feeds on insects and 

 "worms. Its movements are 'slow and it is very shy, appearing 

 generally towards evening. 



Known for the State by but one .specimen, which is its north- 

 ernmost record. 



Specimen in O. S. XJ. Mus., from Richmondale, collected by the author. 



Tropidoclonium lineatum Hall. Head small. Brown above, with 3 

 narrow, yellow stripes. Below yellow, spotted. Scales keeled, anal entire. 

 -Length 16 inches. 



Cope ('00) lists a specimen of this snake from Hughes, Ohio, 

 collected by R. T. Shepherd and now in the U. S. N.M. Dr. 

 Leonard Stejneger, Curator of Reptiles in the Museum, would 

 identify the specimen as a species of Storeria. The species is a 

 Western one and has not been reported in Indiana, for which 

 reason the Ohio record is problematic. 



Eutainia saurita L. Lateral stripe of yellow on third and fourth rows 

 of dorsal scales. Chocolate-brown above, with a broad median yellow stripe. 

 The lateral stripes subtended by one of brown. Scales somewhat rough, 19. 

 Length 3 feet. 



Smith ('82) gives this snake as common in Ohio, but the 

 present writer has watched carefully for it with no success. It 

 doubtless is to be found especially in the eastern part of the State, 

 but certainly in no great numbers. It is said to frequent lowland 

 Twoods and about water. 



