EXPLOEATIONS IN EEL EIVER BASIN. 
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LIST OF BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES OBSERVED IN EEL RIVER BASIN. 
B ATRAC H IANS. 
1. Necturus maculatus Rafiiiesque. Mad Pappy; Water Dog. Numerous specimens are taken in 
Eel and Blue rivers op the hook while fishing for suckers. 
2. Amblystoma opacum (Gravenhorst). Not coaiihon. Found near Columbia City under logs in 
damp woods. 
3. Amblystoma microstoma (Cope). Small-monlhed Salamander. About ponds near Columljia City. 
4. Bufo lentiginosus Shaw. Common Toad. 
5 . Acris gryllus crepitans Baird. Cricket Frog. Common along the streams and about the lakes. 
6. Hyla versicolor Le Conte. Tree Frog. At Columbia City. 
7. Rana virescens Kahn. Leopard Frog. Very commoji along the lakes and streams. 
8. Rana clamata Daudin. Green Frog. Also found along the water courses, but not so common as 
the former. 
9. Rana catesbiana Shaw. Ball Frog. Common in sluggish waters in the lakes and streams. 
EEPTILES. 
1. Storeria occipitomaculata (Storer). Iled-beUied Snake. At Columbia City and Collamer. 
2. Butainia faireyi Baird & Girard. In the vicinity of Collamer. 
3. Butainia proxima (Say). Mr. Galbreath says it has been taken at Collamer. 
4. Butainia sirtalis (Linufeus). Common Garter Snake. Everywhere common. 
5. Tropidonotus sipedon (Linnmus). Water Snake. Common along the streams. Largest taken 
was 35 inches long. 
6. Bascanion constrictor (Linnfeus). Blue Racer. A common snake. 
7. Ophibolus doliatus triangulus (Boie). Milk Snake; House Snake. Seen at Columbia City. 
8 . Sistrurus catenatus (Eafluesque). Prairie Rattlesnake. Many were killed last summer in fields 
east of Columbia City. 
9. Amyda mutica (Le Sueur). Leather Turtle. Several sj)ecimens from the middle course of Eel 
River. 
10. Aspidonectes spinifer (Le Sueur). Common Soft-shelled Turtle. A few small s^iecimens were 
seen in Eel River. 
11. Clielydra serpentina (Liunse.us). Snapping Turtle. In Eel and Blue rivers. 
12. Aroniochelys odorattis (Latreille). Musk Turtle. Taken in Eel River. 
13. Malaclemmys geographicus (Le Sueur). Map Turtle. Several small specimens from Eel River. 
14. Chrysemys marginata (Agassiz). Western Painted Turtle. Taken in all the lakes and streams. 
The most common turtle. 
15. Chelopus guttatus (Schneider). Speckled Tortoise. Found in Eel River. 
CoLEMBiA OiTYj Indiana, August 14, 189.3. 
