Catalogue of New York reptiles and batrachians . pecimen has ever been found within the area here discussed, andCope (1900) states that it does not occur east of Illinois. Morse(1901), however, notes specimens from CHiio. 8 Coluber obsoletus obsoletus (Say)HaeerDe Kay. Coluber alleghaniensisJordan. Callopeltis obsoletusScales in 27 rows, the 17 dorsal rows above, black or dark brown, with or without darker quad-rangular blotches ; occasional scales with white markings; greenifih white to slate color 50-75 inches. Fonnd in the Kay, p. 37 Formerly quite com
Catalogue of New York reptiles and batrachians . pecimen has ever been found within the area here discussed, andCope (1900) states that it does not occur east of Illinois. Morse(1901), however, notes specimens from CHiio. 8 Coluber obsoletus obsoletus (Say)HaeerDe Kay. Coluber alleghaniensisJordan. Callopeltis obsoletusScales in 27 rows, the 17 dorsal rows above, black or dark brown, with or without darker quad-rangular blotches ; occasional scales with white markings; greenifih white to slate color 50-75 inches. Fonnd in the Kay, p. 37 Formerly quite com-mon; now rare. MearnsJ98, p. 327 Occurs in Orangecounty (and probably eastof the Hudson), thoughmuch scarcer than Za-menis 1901. p. 152 Specimens capturednear Ithaca, June 4, 1883,and summer of 1889 ; atChittenango, by D. , Ap. 27, 1889. Aspecimen 150 cm long cap-tured alive at Newfieldwas sent to Cornell uni- Fig. 9 CoJuber obsoletus obsoletus versity in AugUSt 1899. Beed. 1901 Occurs in Kocklmd county. Wallace. 1901. SBEPENTS OF NOETHEASTEEN UNITED STATES 373 9 Pityophis melanoleucus (Daudin) Pme snake De Kay. Pituophis melanoleucus Jordan. Pituophis melanoleucus Head short, elevated; rostral plate compressed and narrowed above. Scales in 27 to 31 rows, all save the outer four rows on each side toeing keeled.
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