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16 Storeria dekayi (Holbrook) 



De Kay's brown snake 

 De Kay. Tropidonotus dekayi 

 Jordan. Storeria dekayi 

 Head distinct from body. Scales keeled, in 17 rows, 

 preocular. \ 



One 



Fig. 17 Storeria dekayi 



Color above, grayish brown to chestnut brown ; with a rather 

 faint dorsal band of lighter brown, margined by dark brown or 

 black dots ; below, grayish white. Length 12 inches. 



Distinguished from Carphophiops amoenns and 

 Storeria o c c i p i t o m a c u 1 a t a by its gray (instead of reddish) 

 coloration below ; and farther from C. amoenusby the distinctness 

 of its head. 



" Quite common in rocky portions of Central park." Ditmars. 

 '96, p. 21 



" Abundant in southeastern New York." Eckel. 1901, p. 153 



" Occurring, but not common, in Rockland county." Wallace. 



1901 



17 Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer) 



Brown snake 

 Jordan. Storeria occipitomaculata 

 Head distinct from body, 

 oculars. 



Scales keeled, in 1 5 rows. 



Two ante- 



Fig. 18 Storeria occipitomaculata 



