. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. CROCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 059 hifera has a similar distribution, except that it remains within the boundaries of the Austroripariau district, not extending north of south- ern Illinois and Indiana. K. eyclopium has not been found out of this district, while the X. compressicauda and H. usta are restricted to Florida. !{. taxispilota is confined to the eastern part of the Austrori- pariau region and Florida, while N. rigida has a si
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. CROCODILIANS, LIZARDS, AND SNAKES. 059 hifera has a similar distribution, except that it remains within the boundaries of the Austroripariau district, not extending north of south- ern Illinois and Indiana. K. eyclopium has not been found out of this district, while the X. compressicauda and H. usta are restricted to Florida. !{. taxispilota is confined to the eastern part of the Austrori- pariau region and Florida, while N. rigida has a similar range, omitting Florida, and apparently extending north to Pennsylvania. N. hisecta is known from but one specimen. NATRIX TAXISPILOTA Holbrook. Nairix taxispilota Cope, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XI, 1888, p. .392. Tropidonotus taxispilotus Holbrook, N. Amer. Herp., IV, 1842, p. , pi. viii.— BouLENGER, Cat. Suakes Brit. Mus., I, 1893, p. Head proportionally small, subtriangular, pointed on the snout. Frontal i)late broad, subquadrangular; parietals small. Two post-. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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