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52. Elaphe obsoleta confinis (Baird and Girard) 



Gray Pilot Snake : Chicken Snake 

 Scotophis confinis Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Am. Rept., 



Pt. 1, 1853, P- 7 6 - 

 This species has been collected at San Antonio by Messrs. 

 Hurter and Garni. 



53. Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii (Baird and Girard) 



Lindheimer's Pilot Snake 

 Scotophis lindheimerii Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Am. 



Rept. Part I, 1853, p. 74. 

 Mr. M'arnock collected a number of specimens at Helotes. 

 I found a large freshly-killed specimen on the road not far from 

 Helotes Creek. 



54. Elaphe laeta (Baird and Girard) Emory's Pilot Snake 



Scotophis laetus Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Am. Rept., 



Pt. 1, 1853, p. 77. 

 This is an abundant species in Bexar County. Marnock 

 found it common in the vicinity of Helotes and several collec- 

 tors have reported it from San Antonio. Mr. Garni collected 

 two specimens in the coal bin in the kitchen of St. Louis College. 



55. Arizona elegans Kennicott, Elegant Snake 



Arizona elegans Kennicott, U. S. & Mex. Bound. Surv. 

 Vol. 2, 1859, p. 18, pi. 13.' 



Julius Hurter obtained a specimen of this species near San 

 Antonio. 



56. Pituophis sayi ( Schlegel ) Bull Snake 



Coluber sayi Schlegel, Essai Physion. Serp., Vol. 2, 1837, 



p.157. 

 This species has been collected at San Antonio and Helotes 

 and is probably common throughout the county. 



57- Lampropeltis getulus splendida (Baird and Girard) 



Splendid King Snake 

 Ophibolus splendidus Baird and Girard, Cat. N. Am. 



Rept., 1853, Pt. 1, 83. 

 The king snakes of the Lampropeltis getulus group have 

 recently been reviewed in Mr. Frank N. Blanchard's admirable 

 monograph, "A Revision of the King Snakes: Genus Lampropel- 

 tis" (Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1921, No. 114), and there is no lon- 

 ger any question of the identity of the Bexar County form. The 

 seven specimens examined by me are clearly referable to splen- 

 dida as defined by Mr. Blanchard. Cope referred to specimens 



