FISHES OF THE MAUMEE RIVER BASIN. 
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BATRACHIANS AND REPTILES OBSERVED BY US IN THE MAUMEE RIVER BASIN. 
BATRACHIANS. 
1. Necturus maculatus Rafniesqiie. Mud piqipi/ ; wafer dof/. One specimen T\'as seen by us in tbe 
Miuimeo River at Grand Rapids, Oliio. They were said to be common in the lakes and larger 
streams, where they are often taken with hook and line. 
2. Bufo leiitiginosus Shaw. Toad. Generally observed throughout the Maumee Basin. 
3. Acris gryllus crepitans ( Baird). Crieket frog. Very common along the margin of all the lakes. 
Less common but generally distributed along the streams. 
4. Rana pipiens Schreber. Common frog ; leopard frog. Observed ;it nearly all points where investi- 
gations wei e made. 
5. Rana sylvatica Le Conte. Wood frog. A few from the St. .Joseph River near Pludson, Mich. 
6. Rana clamitans Latreille. Green frog. One specimen each from Cedar Creek, Waterloo, and Fish 
Creek, Hamilton, lud. ; St. .Joseph River, Edgerton, and Sugar Creek, Lima, Ohio A few 
specimens each from the Tiffin and St. Joseph rivers near Hudson, Mich. Many from the 
Blanchard River at Findlay, Ohio. 
7. Rana catesbeiana Shaw. Bullfrog. Said to 1)6 common in all the lakes and sluggish waters of 
the streams, but si)ecimeus were seen by us only in Cedar Creek at Waterloo, aud Big Run at 
Butler, Ind. 
REPTILES. 
1. Storeria dekayi (Holbrook), One specimen each from Lost Creek, Lima; Auglaize River, Clover- 
dale; aud Beaver Creek, Grand Rapids, Ohio. 
2. Thamnophis faireyi (Baird A Giranl). One specimen from near Hudson, Mich. 
3. Thamnophis butleri (Cope). One sx>eciuien from Cedar Creek, Waterloo, Ind. 
4. Thamnophis sirtalis (Linmeus). Garter snake. At Hudson and Manitou Beach, Mich., at Water- 
loo and Hamilton, Ind., aud at Grand Raiiids and Lima, Ohio. 
5. Natrix leberis (Linmeus). A few specimens were seen at Waterloo aud Hamilton, Ind., and at 
Lima aud Findlay, Ohio.' 
■6. Natrix sipedon (Linmeus). Water snake. A common snake, Jmt was seen by us only at the 
following ])oiuts : Maumee River, Antwerp, Ohio; Tiffin River, Manitou Beach, aud Hudson, 
Mich. ; Auglaize River, Deliance, and Sugar Creek, Lima, Ohio. 
7. Amyda mutica (Le Sueur). Leather turtle. Generally distributed. Taken by us in the Maumee 
River at Grand Raj>ids, where it was common; Tiffin River at West Unity aud Brunersburg, 
Ohio; Auglaize River at Deliance, Lost Creek, Lima, and Hoagliu Creek at Oakwood, Ohio. 
8. Platyrettis spinifer (Le Sueur). Soft-shelled turtle. Specimens were taken by us in the MaTunee 
River at Defiance, Ohio; St. Joseph River at Edgerton, Ohio; Fish Creek at Hanultou, Ind. ; 
Tiffin River at West Unity, Ohio; Auglaize River at Cloverdale and Oakwood, Ohio. 
'9. Chelydra serpentina (Linuauis). Snapping turtle. Specimens were observed in the Maumee, 
Defiance, Ohio; St. Josejih River, Hudson, Mich. ; Cedar Creek, Waterloo, Fish Creek, Hamil- 
ton, aud Big Run, Butler, Ind.; St. Marys River, Decatur, IncL; Tiffin River, West Unity, 
Ohio; Auglaize River, Defiance, Ohio, and Beaver Creek, Grand Rajiids, Ohio. 
10. Aromoclielys odorata (Latreille). Musk turtle. A single specimen from the Maumee River at 
Defiance, Ohio. 
11. Malaclemys geograpliica (Le Sueur). Map turtle. Not common. Taken by us in the Maumee 
River at Antwerp, Defiance, aud Grand Rapids, Ohio; St. Marys Ri%^er at Decatur, lud.; 
Auglaize River at Defiance, aud Blanchard River, Ottawa, Ohio. 
12. Chrysemys marginata (Agassiz). The commonest of turtles. Specimens Avero taken at almost 
every x>lace where investigations Avere made by us. 
TABl.E OF DISTRIBUTION. 
The Ibllowing table s1ioaa\s the present known distribution of the 87 species of lishes 
which Ave now know from the basin of the Maumee Eiver. The streams aud places 
from which each species has been obtained are indicated by the crosses in the appro- 
priate columns. 
