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BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
4. Carphophiops vermis Kenn. One half-grown specimen of this retiring ground snake was obtained 
in southwestern Missouri. The salmon color of the under surface is particularly bright. 
Musetim 
No. 
Collector’s j 
No. 
Locality. 
| Date, j 
17698 
TJ. S. Fish Commission Station, Neosho, Mo 
Oct. 30 
5. Storeria dekayi Holbrook. One specimen of this little snake, which seems to be quite commonly 
found at this time of year about water-courses, in the bottoms of ditches, and similar 
places, sometimes occurring dozens together, of all ages and sizes. In this individual the 
ground color is a shade lighter than usual, bringing out clearly the dark spots and markings, 
noticeably those about the head. 
Museum 
Collector’s 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
17699 
3 
New Braunfels, Tex . 
Dec. 2 
6. Spelerpes bilineatus Green. One very small specimen was secured, still possessing gills and 
cirri. It is quite dark. This is the only salamander found. 
Museum 
No. 
Collector’s 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. J 
1 17700 J 
6 
Neelies Eiver, 14 miles east of Palestine, Tex . . . 
Nov. 24 j 
7. Acris gryllus crepitans Baird. Of this common little frog, or “peep,” five specimens were 
collected. Nos. 17701, 17704, and 17705 are very typically and finely marked, but Nos. 17702 
and 17703, in addition to the usual markings, have several small, circular, light spots on the 
back, giving them an odd, mottled appearance. 
Museum 
No. 
Collector’s 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
17701 
7 
Sims Bayou, 10 miles south of Houston, Tex 
Nov. 18 
17702 
17703 
1 } 
Big White Oak Bayou, 2 miles northwest of Hous- 
ton, Tex. 
^Nov. 17 
17704 
10 
New Braunfels, Tex 
Dec. 3 
17705 
19 
do 
Do. 
8. Rana pipiens pipiens Schreber. One large specimen of typical proportions, but with unusually 
dark coloration. The ground color is quite dusky, and the posterior surfaces of the thighs 
are broadly mottled with black. The throat and front of femurs are flecked with brownish. 
This phase of coloring, though apparently not common, is paralleled by U. S. N. M. No. 
3293, from Brownsville, Tex., collected by Capt. VanVliet. 
Museum 
No. 
Collector's 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
17706 
18 
New Braunfels, Tex 
1 Dec. 3 
9. Rana catesbiana Shaw. One medium-sized, quite dark specimen, with the under surface thor- 
oughly marbled with dark brown, and nine tadpoles of this species were collected. 
Museum 
.. No. 
Collector’s 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
17707 
15 
Neches River, 14 miles east of Palestine, Tex 
Nov. 24 
17708-13 
16 
Trinity River, at Magnolia Point, 10 miles south- 
west of Palestine, Tex. 
Nov. 23 
17714-16 
17 
New Braunfels, Tex 
Dec. 3 
