•Jan., 1903 .] 
Ohio Reptiles and Batrachians. 
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Argis for April, 1891. The paper is based on personal work in 
several parts of the State and on the material in the museums of 
the State University and the State Experimental Station. Several 
species of which Mr. Wilcox was uncertain as to identification 
were submitted to the late E. D. Cope, and hence bear the stamp 
of high authority. This Exerimental Station collection is at 
present in the State University Museum. 
Those in charge of several of the museums of the State have 
been so kind as to furnish me lists of the specimens in these 
museums bearing Ohio labels. I have gone over the two mono- 
graphs of E. I). Cope, “ The Crocodiles, Lizards and Snakes of 
North America,” published in the Annual Report of the United 
States National Museum for 1898, and “ The Batrachia of North 
America,” being Bulletin 34 of the same institution. Several 
records are given there of the occurrence of these forms that are 
additions to the other lists. 
From all sources I have found thirty-four batrachians and fiftv- 
one reptiles recorded for the State. Several more could be in- 
cluded from less certain sources, but this number includes only 
those that have been published or are in the several museums of 
the State There are many doubtful species which are said to 
occur in certain localities, and only collections made in such 
regions can settle the questions at issue. The true moccasin of 
the South has been reported from the southern part of Ohio. 
Such is possible, but it is very easy to confuse this poisonous 
reptile with Natrix faeiata sipedon. 
ON DISCELIUM NUDUM Bridel. 
Edo. Ci.aassen. 
This moss, which is supposed to be very rare in the United 
States, was found by me in six localities in Cuyahoga countv, 
always on the north side of ditches, river-banks or steep moist 
•embankments adjoining country roads or railroads. Although ot 
a very small size (barely that of a pin), its presence on the clayey 
soil may be easily ascertained, in the fall of the year, by its yel- 
lowish-green protonema. Many thousands of individuals were 
observed in several localities, the protonema covering many square 
feet, often with no less than 300 specimens to the square inch. 
In October the moss-plants have several small scales and a short 
wire-like setae, with here and there the beginning of the capsule. 
In April the plants are about an inch long and the capsules are 
nearly full grown, while there may be no ripe capsules before 
J une. 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
