. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. SERPENTS OF NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 369 4 Liopeltis vernalis (De Kay) Smooth green snake De Kay. Coluber vernalis Jordan. Liopeltis vernalis Head distinct; body slender. Scales smooth, in 15 rows. Tail less than one third of total Fig. 5 Liopeltis vernalis Above, green ; yellowish to yellowish green beneath. Length 20 inches. A somewhat smaller species than his aestivus from which it is distinguished by its scales being smooth and in 15 rows, sas well as by having a proportionately shorter tail. Common in many parts of the state.
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. SERPENTS OF NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 369 4 Liopeltis vernalis (De Kay) Smooth green snake De Kay. Coluber vernalis Jordan. Liopeltis vernalis Head distinct; body slender. Scales smooth, in 15 rows. Tail less than one third of total Fig. 5 Liopeltis vernalis Above, green ; yellowish to yellowish green beneath. Length 20 inches. A somewhat smaller species than his aestivus from which it is distinguished by its scales being smooth and in 15 rows, sas well as by having a proportionately shorter tail. Common in many parts of the state. De Kay '42, states that it is " very common in the marshes about Salina and ; " Specimens taken on Staten Island, ~N. ; Ditmars. '96, p. 14 u Still common in the ; 3fearns. '98, p. 326 " More common, I believe, in Orange county than east of the Hud- ; Eckel. 1901, p. 152 " A number of specimens taken at ; Reed. 1901 " Quite common in Rockland ; Wallace. 1901 Specimens were taken by Baird near Westport, Essex co., and several have been sent to the state museum recently from Ausable Forks, Essex co. The species has been recorded as far north as pova Scotia. (MacKay. '96.) 5 Cyclophis aestivus (Linn.) Hough green snake De Kay. Leptophis aestivus Jordan. Opkeodrys aestivus Head distinct; body slender. Scales strongly carinated, in 17 tows. Tail more than one third length of body. Bright green above ; light yellow below. Length 30 inches. Distinguished from Liopeltis vernalis, our only other snake. 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; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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