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Society of Maryland. Specimens in Roger Conant's collection, along with those in the Zoological 

 Society of Philadelphia, which Conant apparently started (listed below as PZS, but ZSP in the 

 book), were dispersed among several collections. So too were specimens from the Rodney Scout 

 Camps, which went to Conant and subsequently were dispersed with his other specimens. The 

 collection of James A. Fowler remained in his possession until 1994, at which time it was deposited 

 in the Carnegie Museum. Francis M. Uhler's collection was merged into the collection of the United 

 States Biological Survey and subsequently transferred to the National Museum in the late 1980s. 

 The University of Maryland collection was transferred to the National Museum in the late 1950s. 



It is beyond the scope of this compilation to account for all the specimens listed below, 

 especially those bearing McCauley's initials (RHM). Generally McCauley's voucher specimens, 

 which were divided between Cornell University and the National Museum, bear prefixes [L (lizard), 

 S (snake) or T (turtle)] and his catalogue number. However, in a number of cases only McCauley's 

 initials appear (1 have stated them as "RHM no number"). This condition applies to both the thesis 

 and the book, and McCauley does not provide an explanation. Presumably these specimens were 

 ones that he identified in the field but did not catch, or for unknown reasons chose not to collect 

 (e.g., Terrapene Carolina). However, all specimen data in major museums were checked against 

 information provided by those museums. In some cases, errors were identified and corrected. 

 Changes in the names or status of localities and route numbers have also been recorded. Readers 

 should consult McCauley (1940, 1945) for a fuller explanation of the parenthetical data, which 

 consists of data sources and literature cited. 



Acknowledgments. I thank Steve W. Gotte, Roy W. McDiarmid and George R. Zug for their 

 assistance. 



