. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlOUBE 4.—Head of Pituophis catenifer deserticola: a, From the side; 6, from above. number of spots, when distinguishable, varies within a wide range in the different forms, from 21 to 94 on the body, and from 5 to 36 on the tail. The coloration of the belly varies from an immaculate white to white heavily spotted with black throughout. Range.—The range of this form extends from Guatemala to Canada and includes most of Mexico and all the United States west of the Mississippi, and, east of the Mississippi, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Tennes
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlOUBE 4.—Head of Pituophis catenifer deserticola: a, From the side; 6, from above. number of spots, when distinguishable, varies within a wide range in the different forms, from 21 to 94 on the body, and from 5 to 36 on the tail. The coloration of the belly varies from an immaculate white to white heavily spotted with black throughout. Range.—The range of this form extends from Guatemala to Canada and includes most of Mexico and all the United States west of the Mississippi, and, east of the Mississippi, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee (?), and all the States of the Atlantic coast from Alabama to southeastern New York. Habits and habitat.—Of most of the forms of this genus, as indeed of most reptiles, little or nothing is known of the habits or 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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