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id: 38308
type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | 7 | 3 | 10 | | - | - | 6 | | - | - | 6 | | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 7 | 3 | 10 | | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 7 | - | - | | 7 | 3 | 10


id: 32140
type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | 173 | 55 | 29 | 12 | 237 | 60 UMMZ|111502|[Female]| 15 | 181 | 58 | 34 | 14 | 355 | 88 UMMZ|117771|[Female]| 15


id: 37512
type: ORG
entity:
  AMNH American Museum of Natural History ANSP Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia BMNH British Museum (Natural History


id: 37512
type: ORG
entity:
  Reptile Institute KU University of Kansas Museum of Natural History MCZ Museum of Comparative Zoology


id: 37512
type: PRODUCT
entity:
  | | | | | | | | | 0.93 | [F] | 11 | 65-71 | 68.2 | 3.42 | 1.08 | 5.01 | | | | | | | | | _vittatus_ |


# bib

id: 33966
title: Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains
author: Maslin, T. Paul
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  OCCURRENCE OF THE GARTER SNAKE, THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS, IN THE GREAT The common garter snake (_Thamnophis sirtalis_) has by far the most different from typical _sirtalis_ in having conspicuous red markings. half of Utah (east of the Wasatch Range), from New Mexico except for Texas, and southeastern New Mexico probably represent localized relict Most specimens of a population of _sirtalis_ occurring in New Mexico _Description._--A specimen in the University of New Mexico dorsolateral area olive-brown with row of black spots on its stripe; crescent-shaped red markings in areas between scale pale specimens of _parietalis_ differ from _ornata_ in not Like most widely ranging subspecies, _parietalis_ and _fitchi_ vary shade of red or pale colored markings on the dorsolateral area; in specimens the dorsolateral black area between the dorsal stripe and These specimens from Colorado also differ from typical _parietalis_ in ventral black spots reduced or absent, these specimens from Colorado,


id: 34954
title: Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Günther
author: Duellman, William Edward
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  UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY had seen no specimens of _Leptodeira discolor_, a species described by the relationships of the many genera of colubrid snakes, I propose the Kansas Sci. Bull., vol. _Type Species._--_Leptodeira discolor_ Günther, Proc. enlarged maxillary teeth lacking grooves; small parotid gland; elliptical pupils; two apical pits; smooth scales; normal colubrid _Tantalophis discolor_ (Günther) New comb. (University of Kansas Museum of Natural History No. 40143). _Scutellation._--Head shields normal; upper labials 7-7 (third and _Tantalophis discolor_ (Günther). _Tantalophis discolor_ (Günther). Lateral view of the head of _Tantalophis colubrid snakes as a guide permits the taxonomist to group _Tantalophis_ scale pits and nature of the hemipenis is not clear, these characters relationships of _Tantalophis_ to other colubrid snakes. genera _Tantalophis_ approaches _Leimadophis_ in general physiognomy; defining supergeneric groups of colubrid snakes, _Tantalophis_ may have 1958 A monographic study of the colubrid snake genus _Leptodeira_. Kansas Sci. Bull., 25:315-355, pls.


id: 38308
title: Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)
author: Burkett, Ray D.
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  cottonmouths according to age, sex and snout-vent length. Seven young cottonmouths (two males and five females) born in captivity Cottonmouths as well as other snakes usually do not feed until after the In Florida, cottonmouths shed four to six times a year, according to a king-snake (_Lampropeltis getulus_) killing a cottonmouth but thought reported herein shows that cottonmouths are eaten by king-snakes; and majority of snakes, including the cottonmouth. movements in cottonmouths, copperheads, and rat snakes (_Elaphe cit._) stated that venom of cottonmouths contains more Allen and Swindell (1948:13) stated that cottonmouth venom rates third Possibly the venom of each species of snake has greatest One of the more extensive studies on effects of venoms on snakes is that species of snake; individual variation of venom toxicity of the species; are copperhead bites, 30 per cent each are cottonmouth and rattlesnake Cottonmouths have been found on occasion when other snakes


id: 37512
title: A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America)
author: Wellman, John
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  and figured as a new genus and species, _Conophis vittatus_, based on scale-row on anterior 1/3 of body (an auxiliary lateral stripe Stripes present posteriorly; 1st scale-row pigmented 6 Specimens having dark stripes on the body always have black laterally on those specimens having dark stripes present on the row of dorsal scales bears a series of large, slightly elongated, dark dark brown stripes on the medial third of the scales of each row. at mid-body: on the first row of dorsal scales a discontinuous stripe are present at mid-body--a lateral pair on the 4th row of dorsal scales specimens both the dorsolateral and lateral dark stripes are present Usually the 1st row of dorsal scales is dark brown; in some specimens dark stripe on the 4th row of dorsal scales only, in combination with _Conophis lineatus dunni_ has lateral dark stripes the 1st scale-row, and more than four dark stripes on the body of


id: 32140
title: A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico
author: Legler, John M.
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  UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY A New Snake of the Genus Geophis From Chihuahua, Mexico 2. _Geophis aquilonaris_ new species, KU 44265, Head slate-black above, having dim pale mark on anterior part of (excluding band on head) 38 on body, 17 on tail; each white ring belly; black rings three to four and one half scales wide on number of species of the genus known to occur in Mexico and extends the known range of the genus approximately 560 miles northwestward scales are fused on both sides of one specimen (UMMZ 117771) as is PERTAINING TO HOLOTYPE AND PARATYPES OF _Geophis aquilonaris_ | | Sex |Dorsal|Ventrals|Subcaudals|Pale rings|Snout-vent|Length parietals is lacking in two specimens (fused with white band on neck the white rings to be one scale wide (rather than alternately one Of the seven other Mexican _Geophis_ having 15 rows of scales, four species (_cancellatus_, _dugesii_, _chalybeus_, and _semidoliatus_)


id: 34127
title: Morphological Variation in a Population of the Snake, Tantilla gracilis Baird and Girard
author: Hardy, Laurence M.
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  females; hemipenes were examined on specimens designated as males. _gracilis_, meaning a specimen having the usual characteristics of the orbit; mental in contact with chin-shields; all five dorsal scale counts In one specimen the third supralabial on the right is diagonally divided The specimen having the prefrontal in contact with labial 2 on the left the three specimens having the prefrontals in contact with labial 2 on Of the 245 specimens examined for this characteristic, 228 (92.7%) have Atypical Numbers of Preanal Scale Rows in Specimens of Tantilla 246 specimens examined, 29 (11.8%; 11 females and 18 males) have an have added half-ventrals on the right side (two specimens with one characteristics of the specimens in our sample are within the ranges of ventrals in males; in _gracilis_, the number of subcaudals in females, gracilis_ (Table 6), the mean number of subcaudals of females is closer


id: 35213
title: Afloat in the Forest; Or, A Voyage among the Tree-Tops
author: Reid, Mayne
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  looked more like clumps of trees half-submerged under water than For a long while they saw around them only open water, as of some great but half-way between the water''s surface and the branches, the colossal seen but open water,--the horizon not even broken by the branch of a dark water, and beneath the close-growing trees, they watched for the We must leave for a time the castaways in the tree-top, and follow the Their swim terminated at length, and the Indian, pointing to a tree, "I see something like the trunk of a dead tree, afloat upon the water. weary of it long before coming within sight of the open water on the the water; for just like old Munday on the alligator had the monkey come they sleep over land, or water, so long as they have the trees to cling water, and nothing to direct his course, neither tree, nor rock, nor


id: 44680
title: Jungle and Stream; Or, The Adventures of Two Boys in Siam
author: Fenn, George Manville
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  "Yes, father," said Harry, whose brain was full of the great reptile; "Yes, I said so, father; but I should like Sree to tell me." "Come along, Phra," said Harry. "Oh, I see," said Harry, who whispered to his father and then to Phra, "Yes, Sahib; I know," said the hunter, and at a word the two men "Yes, Sahib doctor," said Sree respectfully; "they wear bangles like "Thank old Sree, too, father," said Harry eagerly, "for he did more "They didn''t hear us come out, Phra," said Harry. "Yes," said Phra, "but they''ll have a good rest soon while we''re going "Make quite sure," said Harry, who with Phra was looking on. "Yes, father, directly," said Harry; "I mean, going to try." "What does it look like, Phra?" said Harry, for his companion had "Yes," said Harry, after looking out between the mats; "the boat is


id: 46590
title: The Snakes of Europe
author: Boulenger, George Albert
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  Some snakes have the head covered with scales or small tubercles similar I. Eyes minute, under the head-shields; mouth small, inferior; body with small scales; ventral shields much narrower than the body; tail Eyes small, moderate, or large; ventral shields at least nearly as raised; rostral usually in contact with a single apical shield, rarely apical shield; 8 or 9 upper labials; scales in 21 rows, rarely 19; see, among European snakes, in some specimens of _Tropidonotus natrix_ grades of development, form several series, so that in a snake like our head-shields and scales of many snakes, and in the deep pits on the Other snakes, such as the _Ancistrodon_ and some species of _Coluber_ small mammal in the skin of the head of this snake, above each eye, in dark green or black above, with yellow spots forming transverse series small dark spots which usually form longitudinal series, and may be


