. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. 366 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Color black, with narrow yellow cross lines; head black, spotted yellow 11a Brown to dark gray, with darker blotches; below clouded with reddish or yellowish 12a Reddish to purplish brown, darker blotches; below red, black spotted 15 Light brown, with chocolate blotches; below yellowish white, black blotched , 7 Gray to brown, with dark blotches; below yellowish to greenish yellow; rostral recurved 3 Ashy gray, with brown saddle spots; below tesselated with black 10a Whitish, with chestnut blotches, black
. Annual report of the Regents. New York State Museum; Science. 366 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Color black, with narrow yellow cross lines; head black, spotted yellow 11a Brown to dark gray, with darker blotches; below clouded with reddish or yellowish 12a Reddish to purplish brown, darker blotches; below red, black spotted 15 Light brown, with chocolate blotches; below yellowish white, black blotched , 7 Gray to brown, with dark blotches; below yellowish to greenish yellow; rostral recurved 3 Ashy gray, with brown saddle spots; below tesselated with black 10a Whitish, with chestnut blotches, black margined; below yellowish 9 Olivaceous to brownish, with black spots; below greenish white ..' 20b 2) No rattle; head markedly triangular; neck constricted, distinct from body Color brownish, with darker blotches; top of head copper red; below yellowish, with dark spots 21 3) Tail terminating in a rattle; head very distinct, triaugular, neck constricted Head covered with many small scales .. < 23 Head with a few large plates 22 A. COLUBRIDAE Top of head covered with plates ; no pit between eye and nostril; upper jaw with normal (solid) teeth, no poison fangs; neck not markedly constricted; head more or less elongate; subcaudals divided. Species all harmless. 1 Carphophiops amoenus (Say) Worm snake De Kay. Calamaria amoena Jordan. Carphophiops amoenus Head small, not distinctly marked off from body, frontal plate hexagonal, nearly as broad as long. Tail short, tapering to a point. Scales all smooth, in 13 rows. Above bright chestnut brown, very glossy; beneath, bright sal- Fig. 2 Carphophiops amoenus mon Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Albany : J. B. Lyon, State Printer
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