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VIRGINIA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN No. 80 . S ep tem ber-O ctober 1976

INFORMATION f o r th o se who would l i k e to le a r n more ab o u t th e r e p t i l e s and am phib ians o f t h e i r a re a may be had a t b e t t e r book s to r e s o r a l o c a l l ib r a r y .

The P e te rso n F ie ld G uide,No. 12 e n t i t l e d "A F ie ld Guide to R e p t i le s and Am­p h ib ia n s o f E a s te rn and C e n tra l N orth A m erica” by D r. Roger Conant (1975 e d i t io n ) comes e i t h e r in h a rd co v e r o r p ap e rb a ck .

The Conant book i s an up ­d a t in g o f a 1958 e d i t i o n .I t c o n ta in s d e s c r ip t io n s o f o v e r 500 an im a ls w ith 470+ f u l l c o lo r i l l u s t r a ­t io n s and o v e r 1^0 b la c k and w h ite p h o to g ra p h s . As an e x t r a , th e r e a re 353 l i n e draw ings showing key f e a tu r e s t h a t a re u s e f u l in id e n t i f y in g am phib ians o r r e p t i l e s .

D r. Roger Conant r e t i r e d in 1973 a f t e r ab o u t k-0 y e a rs a t th e P h i la d e lp h ia Z o o lo g ic a l Gardens where he was c u r a to r of r e p t i l e s , p u b lic r e l a t i o n s head, and more r e c e n t ly , D ir e c to r .D r. Conant i s now a d ju n c t p r o f e s s o r o f b io lo g y a t th e U n iv e r s i ty o f New Mexico in A lbuquerque.

D r. Conant s p e n t much tim e and e f f o r t making th e maps a s com plete and a s a c c u r ­a te a s p o s s ib le . Three y e a rs o f r e s e a rc h tim e and co rresp o n d en ce were needed to d r a f t and document them .

VIRGINIA INDEX"A f ie l d guide to r e p t il e sAND AMPHIBIANS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA"

Over th e in te rv e n in g y e a r s , d a ta c o n t r ib u te d by VaHS members, b a sed on specim ens in s c i e n t i f i c c o l l e c t i o n s , w ere r e c o rd ­ed on th e Va. H erp e to lo g - i c a l Survey maps (USGS 1: 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 s c a l e ) . These w ere red u ced in s iz e and s e n t to D r. Conant f o r h is use in b r in g in g th e V irg in ia p o r t io n o f th e g e n e ra l maps up to d a te .

C o n tr ib u tio n s o f each VHS member a r e re c o rd e d in a 3 -volume s e t o f no tebooks o f th e V irg in ia H erpeto- l o g i c a l Survey w ith th e d a ta , name and a d d re s s o f th e c o n t r i b u t o r ( s ) . We p la n to c o n tin u e t h i s f o r th e y e a rs ah ea d . One day , a l l o f t h i s m a te r ia l w i l l become p a r t o f a n a tu r a l

. h i s to r y museum l i b r a r y o f th e S c ien ce Museum o f Va., o r a s im i la r i n s t i t u t i o n .

D is t r ib u t io n o f V irg in ia n am phib ians and r e p t i l e s w i l l be p u b lish e d in 1977 f o r th e e n t i r e membership i f p r e s e n t p la n s c a r r y .

A l l in VaHS w ish to e x ­te n d h e a r t f e l t sym pathy to th e a u th o r , D r.C onant, on th e r e c e n t lo s s o f h is c o l le a g u e and spouse :

ISABELLE HUNT CONANT I l l u s t r a t o r o f th e G u id es .

The P e te rs o n F ie ld Guide- to R ep tile s and Amphibians o f E a s te rn and C e n tra l N orth Am erica (1975) was w r i t t e n f o r s c i e n t i s t s , e d u c a te d n o n - s c i e n t i s t s , and th e f i e l d n a t u r a l i s t .To a l l o f th e s e , a c c u ra te i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f s p e c ie s i s e s s e n t i a l .D r. Conant commented in th e in t r o d u c t io n : "As Ip r e d ic te d in th e f i r s t e d i t i o n o f t h i s F ie ld Guide in 1958 > th e appear­ance o f my d i s t r i b u t i o n maps r e s u l t e d in l i t e r a l ­ly hundreds o f range e x ­te n s io n s b e in g r e p o r te d in th e s c i e n t i f i c l i t e r a ­tu r e o r to me p e r s o n a l ly . Such a sm oking-ou t p ro ­c e s s i s a h e a l th y s ig n o f i n t e r e s t , and i s th e u s u a l b y -p ro d u c t w henever a la rg e c o l l e c t i o n o f range maps a p p e a rs in p r i n t ."

"The maps may be u sed to p re p a re a p e r s o n a l check - • l i s t . J u s t t a b u la te . . . th e s p e c ie s o c c u r r in g in you r own s t a t e o r r e g io n ."

W ith D r. C o n a n t's p e r ­m iss io n , we p ro v id e you w ith such a c h e c k l i s t f o r V ir g in ia , com plete w ith s ta n d a rd common names, th e s c i e n t i f i c names, and an index to each o f th e s p e c ie s g iv in g page, p l a t e , and map num bers. We hope t h a t each member w i l l , i f he has n o t done so a l r e a d y , w ant a p e rs o n ­a l copy o f th e F ie ld Guide,

VaHS BULLETIN i s a n e w s le t te r a p p e a r in g a t l e a s t fo u r tim es a y e a r . I t s pages a re open f o r a r t i c l e s o r comment on to p ic s r e l a t e d to V irg in ia n h e rp e to lo g y . The p r in c i p a l a c t i v i t y i s th e s t a t e su rv ey o f r e p t i l e s and a m p h ib ia n s . (R evised l i s t a v a i la b l e h e r e . ) ROSTER ISSUE UNDER PREPARATION

VaHS BULLETIN i s s e n t f r e e o f c o s t to V i r g in i a ’s u n iv e r s i ty and c o l le g e b io lo g y , zoology/ and n a tu r a l s c ie n c e departm ents. S c ience and b io lo g y te a c h e r s , —h ig h sc h o o l o r ju n i o r h i£ h — may re c e iv e th e VaHS BULLETIN (w ith f u l l m embership) a t $1 a y e a r ; p le a se make re q u e s t on a sch o o l l e t t e r h e a d , i f p o s s ib la

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VaHS BULLETIN No. 80 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1976AMPHIBIANS OF VIRGINIA

SALAMANDERS CAUDATA TEXT PLATE MAP

H ellb en d ers C ry p to b ran ch id ae

H e llb en d e r C ryp tobranchus a l l e g a n ie n s i s21+0 -1 188. V ' ‘ • ** " a l l e g a n ie n s i s 37

M udpuppies, W aterdogs N e c tu rid a e

Mudpuppy N ectu rus m, m aculosus 21+1-2 37 192

Dwarf W aterdog N ectu ru s p u n c ta tu s 21+5 37 194Amphiumas Amphiumidae ~ , . /

Tw o-toed Amphiuma Amphiuma means 21+5-6 37 ' • 191S ire n s .. S ire n id a e

G re a te r S ire n S ire n l a c e r t i n a 2l+7 37 185Mole Salam anders A m bystom atidae

M arbled Salam ander Ambystoma opacum , . . . 251-2 38 211J e f f e r s o n Salam ander Ambystoma je ffe rso n ia n u m 25I+ 38 206S p o tte d Salam ander Ambystoma m aculatum 255 38 210E a s te rn T ig e r Salam ander Ambystoma t ig r in u m tig r in u m 255-6 38 205

Newts S alam andridae -• 1 -

R e d -sp o tte d Newt N otophthalm us v i r id e s c e n sn . 1 . . . . *>.•- v i r id e s c e n s 257-8 39 198

L ungless Salam anders P le th o d o n tid a e • . *

N o rth ern Dusky Salam ander Desmognathus fu se u s fu se u s 261-2 i+l 213S o u th e rn Dusky Salam ander Desmognathus a u r ic u la tu s 263-4 ( F ig .79) 215B lack M ountain Dusky Desmognathus w e l t e r i 264-5 (none) 218A pp alach ian S e a l Salam ander '

Desmognathus m o n tico la 265-6 1+1 , 216m o n tico la (p .262 F i g .7 8 ) . ’*p

V irg in ia S e a l Salam ander Desmognathus m o n tico la 265-6 1+1 216•; j e f f e r s o n i (p .262 F ig .7 8 ) * ' * '

B la c k -b e l l ie d Salam ander Desmognathus quad ram acu la tu s 266 1+1 211+\ ) . •

M ountain Dusky Salam ander Desmognathus ochrophaeus 266-8 1+2' 212Pygmy Salam ander Desmognathus w r ig h t i 268-9 1+2 220S hove l-n o sed Salam ander L eurognathus m arm oratus 270 1+1 226

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WOOL LAND SALAMANDERS f TEXT PLATE MAP

Red-backed Salam ander

Z igzag Salam ander

Ravine Salam ander

V a lle y and Ridge Salam ander Peaks o f O tte r Salam ander Shenandoah Salam ander S p o t - b e l l ie d Salam ander S lim y Salam ander W eh rle ’s Salam ander Cow Knob Salam ander Y onahlossee Salam ander A p p a lach ian Woodland

Salam ander Complex F o u r- to e d Salam ander

M any-lined Salam ander G reen Salam ander N o rth e rn S p rin g Salam ander

Kentucky S p rin g Salam ander

M ountain S p rin g Salam ander

E a s te rn Mud Salam ander

M idland Mud Salam ander

N o rth e rn Red Salam ander Blue Ridge Red Salam ander

BROOK SALAMANDERS

N o rth e rn T w o-lined S a la .

S o u th ern T w o-lined S a la . Blue Ridge T w o-lined S a la . L o n g - ta i le d Salam ander

T h re e - l in e d Salam ander

Cave Salam ander

P le th o d o n c in e re u s c in e re u s

P le th o d o n d o r s a l i s d o r s a l i s

P le th o d o n richm ondi

P le th o d o n hoffm ani P . n e t t i n g ! h u b r ic h t i P. n e t t i n g i Shenandoah P . w e l l e r i v en tro m acu la tu m P. g lu t in o s u s g lu t in o s u s P le th o d o n w e h r le i P le th o d o n p u n c ta tu s P le th o d o n y o n ah lo ssee

P . jo r d a n i (m e te a I f i ) H em idactylium scu ta tu m

S te re o c h ilu s m arg in a tu s A neides aeneus G y rin o p h ilu s p o r p h y r i t ic u s

p o r p h y r i t ic u s G y rin o p h ilu s p o r p h y r i t ic u s

d u ry iG y rin o p h ilu s p o rp h y r i t ic u s

d a n ie I s i P s e u d o tr i to n montanus

montanus P s e u d o tr i to n montanus

d i a s t i c t u s P s e u d o tr i to n ru b e r ru b e r P s e u d o tr i to n ru b e r n i t id u s

E urycea b i s l i n e a t a b i s l i n e a t a

E. b i s l i n e a t a c i r r i g e r a E. b i s l i n e a t a w ild e ra e E. lo n g icau d a lo n g icau d a

(’ ( >z*E. lo n g icau d a g u t to l in e a ta

Eurycea lu c ifu g a

272-3 4o 233(p .272 F i g .8 5 )273-4 40 235(p .272 F ig .8 5 )274-5 4 l 231(p .274 F i g .8 6 )274-5 F ig . 86 231275 (none) 229276 (none) 229276 40 234276-7 4 l 230277-8 4 l 232278 F ig . 87 232278-9 40 236

280-1 40 237282 40 239(p .27^ F ig .86)282-3 43 228283 43 221

283-4 42 222

284 (none) 222

284-5. 42 222

285-6 42 225

286 (none) 225286-7 42 224287 (none) 224

288-9 43 240288-9 (none) 240289 43 240291 43 244

291 43 244

292 43 243

(Toads, F ro g s , and T ree fro g s on n e x t p a g e .)

P u b lis h e r o f th e P e te rs o nF ie ld Guide S e r ie s i s : A V irg in ia R e p re s e n ta tiv e

o f Houghton M if f l in Co. i s :Houghton Miff*7.in iViiu^ony2 Park S t r e e t • (M r.) R ich ard H era thJ3r.n-fcon, WA. 02107 P .0 . EOX / 8

EARLYSVILLE, VA 22936

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TOADS, FROGS, AND TREEFROGS

SPADEFOOT TOADS

E a s te rn S pad efo o t

TOADS

A m erican Toad

S o u th e rn Toad

F o w le r’s Toad

Oak Toad

TREEFROGS

S o u th ern C r ic k e t F rog

N o rth ern C r ic k e t Frog

N o rth e rn S p rin g P eeper

Green T re e fro g B ark ing T re e fro g P ine Woods T re e fro g S q u i r r e l T re e fro g

Gray T re e fro g Complex

L i t t l e G rass F rog

Upland Chorus F rog

New J e r s e y Chorus Frog

B rim le y ’s Chorus Frog M ountain Chorus F rog

NARROW-MOUTHED TOADS

Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad

ANURA

P e lo b a tid a e

Scaphiopus h . h o lh ro o k i

B ufonidae

Bufo a . am ericanus

Bufo t e r r e s t r i s

Bufo w oodhousei fo w le r i

Bufo q u e rc ic u s — - ■ —— ^

H ylidae

A cris g r y l lu s g r y l lu s

A c ris c r e p i ta n s c r e p i ta n s

Hyla c r u c i f e r c r u c i f e r

Hyla c in e re a Hyla g r a t i o s a Hyla fe m o ra lis Hyla sq u ire 1 1 a

Limnaoedus o c u la r i s .—— 1 '■■■ 1 - ■ > ■ —

P se u d a c ris t r i s e r i a t a fe r ia ru m

P se u d a c ris t r i s e r i a t a kalm i

P se u d a c ris b r im le y i P se u d a c ris b rachyphona

M icro h y lid ae

Gastrophryne carolinensis Carolinensis

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TEXT PLATE MAP

299 44 253

306-7 44

1—1 VO CM

(p .308 P i g . 95)307-8 44 263(p .308 F i g . 95)310-1 kk 265( p .308 F i g . 95)312 46 271

317 k6 292(p .3 l8 Fig.97) 317-8 46 291(p .318 F i g . 97)319-20 47 273

320-1 k7 274321-2 k l 272322 k7 277322-3 k l 276

326-7 47 283

329 46 289(p .3 2 8 F i g .9 8 )328 ( F ig .98) 289

331-2 46 290332 46 285(p .3 2 8 F i g . 98)

334-5 45 255( p .335 F i g . 99)

Hyla v e r s i c o l o r ( t e t r a p lo i d ) 323-4 47 278Hyla c h ry s o c e l is ( d ip lo id )

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(Toads, F ro g s, and T ree fro g s c o n tin u e d on n e x t page . . . )

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VaHS BULLETIN No. 80 S ep tem ber-O ctober 1976

TRUE FROGS Ranidae. TEXT PLATE MAP 1

B u llf ro g Rana c a te s b e ia n a 338 48 302C a rp e n te r Frog Rana v i r g a t ip e s 3*4-0 48 311Green Frog Rana c la m ita n s m elano ta 3 4 l-2 48 299Wood Frog Rana s y lv a t i c a 343 48 309S o u th e rn Leopard Frog Rana u t r i c u l a r i a 345-6 48 305P ic k e re l Frog Rana p a l u s t r i s

REPTILES OF VA.

347 48 307

TURTLES TESTUDINES TEXT PLATE MAP

Common Snapping T u r t le C helydra s e rp e n t in a s e rp e n t in a

37 -8 5 , 11 3

S tin k p o t S te rn o th e ru s o d o ra tu s 4 0 -1 *S 5 7S tr ip e -n e c k e d Musk T u r t le S te rn o th e ru s m inor p e l t i f e r 42 4 8

E a s te rn Mud T u r t le K in o ste rn o n subrubrum subrubrum

*4-3 5 13

S p o tte d T u r t le Clemmys g u t t a t a *4-7 5, 7 6Bog T u r t le Clemmys m uhlenberg i 47 -8 7 4Wood T u r t le Clemmys in s c u lp ta 48 5 , 7 5E a s te rn Box T u r t le T errapene C a ro lin a C a ro lin a *4-9-50 5 , 7 '28N o rth e rn Diamondback Malaclemmys t e r r a p i n

t e r r a p i n52-3 6 , 7 20

Map T u r t le Graptemys g eo g rap h ica 54-55 5 , 8 15O uach ita Map T u r t le Graptemys p seu d o g eo g rap h ica

57 -8 8( F ig .10)

14o u a c h i te n s is

Y e llo w -b e l l ie d T u r t le Chrysemys s c r i p t a s c r i p t s 62 6 ,. 9 . 25Cumberland T u r t le Chrysemys s c r i p t a t r o o s t i 63 6 , 9 25R iv e r C o o te r Chrysemys conc in n a conc in n a 63-4 10 23F lo r id a C oo te r Chrysemys f lo r id a n a

f lo r id a n a65-6 10 24

R e d -b e l l ie d T u r t le Chrysemys r u b r iv e n t r i s 67 9 27E a s te rn P a in te d T u r t le Chrysemys p i c t a p i c t a 68 -9 6 , 9 22M idland P a in te d T u r t le Chrysemys p i c t a m arg in a ta 69 6 , 9 22E a s te rn C hicken T u r t le D e iro ch e ly s r e t i c u l a r i a

r e t i c u l a r i s70-1 6 , 9 31

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VaHS BULLETIN NO. 80REPTILES o f VIRGINIA

S ep tem ber-O ctober 1976

TURTLES (c o n tin u e d ) TESTUDINES TEXT PLATE MAP

A tla n t ic Green T u r t le C heIon ia mydas mydas 73-4 11A t la n t ic H aw ksb ill E retm ochelys im b r ic a ta 74-5 11A t la n t ic Loggerhead C a re t ta c a r e t t a c a r e t t a 75 11A tla n t ic R id le y L ep id o ch e ly s kempi 75-6 11A t la n t ic L ea th e rb ack D erm ochelys c o r ia c e a

c o r ia c e a 76 11

E a s te rn Spiny S o f ts h e 11 T rionyx s p in i f e r u s s p in i f e r u s 7 6 -9 6 , 12 36

LIZARDS SQUAMATA L a c e r t i l i a rr.Ig u an id s Ig u an id ae

Green Anole A n o lis c a r o l in e n s i s C a ro l in e n s is 88 1.4 45

N o rth e rn Fence L iz a rdI , ! • • _ # •

S c e lo p o ru s - u n d u la tu s h y a c in th in u s 102-3 16 72

W h ip ta ils T e iid a eS ix - l in e d R acerunner Cnemidophorus s e x l in e a tu s

s e x l in e a tu s 117-8 18 93

Skinks* . ’1 *

S c in c id a e

Ground Skink L eio lop ism a l a t e r a l e 122 19 74F iv e - l in e d Skink Eumeces f a s c ia tu s 122-3 19 75B road-headed Skink Eumeces l a t i c e p s 123-4 19 76S o u th e a s te rn F iv e -

l in e d Skink Eumeces in e x p e c ta tu s 124-5 19 77N o rth e rn C oal Skink Eumeces a n th ra c in u s

a n th r a c in u s ' 126-7 19 80G lass L iz a rd s A nguidae

E a s te rn S le n d e r G lass L iz a rd O phisaurus a t te n u a tu s

lo n g icau d u s 133-4 13 97- i

( R e p t i le s _ o f V irg in ia _ c o n tin u e d on n e x t page.)

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SNAKES SQUAMATA S e rp e n te s . TEXT PLATE MAP

C o lu b rid s C o lu b rid ae

Brown W ater Snake N a tr ix t a x i s p i l o t a l 4 l 21 107R e d -b e l l ie d W ater Snake N a tr ix e r y th r o g a s te r

e r y th r o g a s te r X k z - l 20 103N o rth e rn W ater Snake N a tr ix s ip ed o n s ip ed o n 144-5 20 99Queen Snake

■ T i , * I '* . i .. . * ,N a tr ix s e p te m v it ta ta 149-50 21 109

E a s te rn G lossy W ater Snake N a tr ix r i g i d a r i g i d a 150-1 21 108N o rth e rn Brown Snake S to r e r i a d ek ay i d ek ay i 153 22 128No. R e d -b e l l ie d Snake S to r e r i a o c c ip ito m a c u la ta

occ ip i to m a c u la ta 156 22 127E a s te rn G a r te r Snake Thamnophis s i r t a l i s

s i r t a l i s 157-8 23 . 116E a s te rn Ribbon Snake Thamnophis s a u r i t u s

s a u r i t u s 16k- 23 119E a s te rn Smooth E a r th Snake V irg in ia v a l e r i a e v a l e r ia e 167 22 125M ountain E a r th Snake V irg in ia v a l e r i a e p u lc h ra 168 none 125Rough E a r th Snake V irg in ia s t r i a t u l a 168 22 124E a s te rn Hognose Snake H eterodon p la ty r h in o s 169 25 130N o rth e rn R ingneck Snake D iadophis p u n c ta tu s

ed w ardsi 172 25 133S o u th ern R ingneck Snake D iadophis p u n c ta tu s

p u n c ta tu s 172-3 25 133E a s te rn Worm Snake C arphophis amoenus amoenus 17^-5 25 131E a s te rn Mud Snake F a ra n c ia ab ac u ra ab ac u ra 176-7 25 138Rainbow Snake F a ra n c ia erytrogram m a

erytrogram m a 177 25 137N o rth e rn B lack Racer C oluber c o n s t r i c t o r

c o n s t r i c t o r 178-9 26 139Rough G reen Snake Opheodrys a e s t iv u s 18^-5 25 135E a s te rn Smooth Green Snake Opheodrys v e m a l i s v e r n a l i s 185-6 25 134Corn Snake Elaphe g u t t a t a g u t t a t a 190-1 28 150B lack Rat Snake Elaphe o b s o le ta o b s o le ta 193 28 149N o rth e rn P ine Snake P itu o p h is m elano leucus

m elano leucus 199 27 147

(Snakes c o n tin u e d on _ 7 _ th e fo llo w in g p a g e .)

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VaHS BULLETIN No. 80• . . ' y/t • i. . ̂ • .

S ep tem ber-O ctober 1976

REPTILES^ o f_ VIRGINIA^P e te rs o n F ie ld Guide 1975

SNAKES (c o n tin u e d ) SQUAMATA Se rp e n te s TEXT PLATE MAP

E a s te rn K ingsnake L am propeItis g e tu lu s g e tu lu s 202 , 29 156B lack K ingsnake L am p ro p e ltis g e tu lu s n ig e r 203 29 156E a s te rn M ilk Snake L am propeItis tr ia n g u lu m

tr ia n g u lu m 20*4- 30 153S c a r le t K ingsnake

I ,N \L am p ro p e ltis tr ia n g u lu m

e la p s o id e s 209 30 153Mole Snake L am p ro p e ltis c a l l i g a s t e r

rhombomac u l a t a 210 . 29, 31 155N o rth e rn S c a r le t Snake Cemophora c o c c in e a c o p e i 211-2 30, 31 152S o u th e a s te rn Crowned Snake T a n t i l l a c o ro n a ta c o ro n a ta 219-20 33 163

P it-v .ip e rs (po isonous) Vipe r i d a e , C ro ta l in a e

N o rth e rn C opperhead A g k is tro d o n c o n t o r t r ix ' mokasen 226-7 3^ 17^

E a s te rn Cottonm outh A g k is tro d o n p is c iv o ru s p is c iv o ru s 228 3^ 173

Timber R a ttle sn a k e C ro ta lu s h o r r id u s h o r r id u s 233-b 35 178Canebrake R a ttle sn a k e C ro ta lu s h o r r id u s a t r ie a u d a tu s 23b-5 35 178

Com parison o f th e 1958 f ro g i s found th ro u g h o u t and 1975 e d i t io n s shows th e V irg in ia Piedm ont andab o u t fo u r changes in th e C o a s ta l P la in c o u n t i e s .s ta n d a rd common names and D r. Conant notes- (p .3 ^ * 0 :fo u r in th e s c i e n t i f i c • "The c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o fnames o f VA s p e c ie s . Some th e le o p a rd f ro g s haschanges w i l l u n d o u b ted ly lo n g been in d i s p u te , andc o n t in u e . We w i l l r e p o r t more f i e l d and la b o ra to r ythem as th e y o c c u r . Some work w i l l be needed b e fo reo f th e changes r e p r e s e n t s t a b i l i t y i s a c h i e v e d . . . "th e naming o f new s p e c ie sw h ile o th e rs w ere changes D r. Roger Tory P e te rso nin t e c h n ic a l nom encla tu re . n o te j^ in h is p re fa c e to

th e new (1975) e d i t io n : The changes t h a t , perhaps. S ta n d a rd iz a t io n o f commons u r p r is e d us th e most names o f N orth A m ericanc o n ce rn th e le o p a rd f r o g . b i r d s was begun in 1886Only th e s o u th e rn le o p a rd and i s o n ly now re a c h in g

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s t a b i l i z a t i o n . (H erp eto - l o g i c a l names have long been in a s t a t e o f con­f u s io n . ) D r. Conant has s e rv e d a s chairm an o f th e Committee on H e rp e to lo g i- c a l Common Names f o r th e A m erican S o c ie ty o f I c h th y o lo g is t s and H erpe­t o l o g i s t s . T his commit­te e has p re p a re d a l i s t t h a t w i l l a id in th e ta s k o f s ta n d a r d iz in g names o f r e p t i l e s and a m p h ib ia n s . These nam es, e x c e p t f o r a few u p d a t in g s , a re , used in th e new F ie ld Guide and w i l l be used by VaHS.

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.'JEXT ESHL MEETING MARCH 5

The March 5 , 1977 meeting o f the Eastern Seaboard H erpetological League w i l l be heldat Essex Community College near Baltimore. R egistration w il l begin at 12 noon, and the meeting i s scheduled to end at 6:00 p.m.

Anyone in terested in presenting a ta lk i s invited to contact Richard Vice-President MdHS, Bog 35 Pocomoke Hall, Salisbury State College, Salisbury, MD 21801.

DIRECTIONS TO ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

7-1 - — . u .7 , • 7 . -r r u m isri& n u i un. 1 1 -.- r> *. r u i i u w xvl. • o r ____ a. t- a. ^> S u U b i i u u

Rt. 43. Take Rt. 43 w est to Rt. 1 . Follow Rt. 1 south f o r about 1 /4 m i l e , then turn l e f t on to Ridge Road, Fo llow Ridge Road and s i g n s to E ssex Community C o lleg e .From s o u t h : F o l lo w Rt. 95 n o r th tot h e B a l t im o re B e l tw a y . Get on the B e l t - way (Rt. 695) n o r th and f o l l o w i t around t o Rt. 1 n o r th . Take Rt. 1 n orth about ' /2 m i l e , then turn r i g h t on Ridge Road and f o l l o w Ridge Road and s i g n s to E s s e x Community C o l l e g e , An a l t e r n a t e route from the sou th would be to f o l l o w s i g n s through the Harbor Tunnel to Essex Community C o l le g e .

IN MEMORIAL

I s a b e l l e d e P e y s te r Hunt Conant d ie d on November 3> 1976 I n A liajtqusrque, N.M ex., o f m u l t ip le myeloma, a f t e r a lo n g i l l n e s s . She was th e f i r s t woman p h o to g ra p h e r on th e s t a f f o f any z o o lo g ic a l g a rd e n . She se rv e d in t h a t c a p a c i ty a t th e P h i l a ­d e lp h ia Z o o lo g ic a l Garden from 19^3 to 1953- Her p ic tu r e s o f an im als ap p ea red in new spapers and o th e r p u b l ic a t io n s th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld . Because o f h e r h u sb an d ’s i n t e r e s t in h e rp e to lo g y she to o k many tho u san d s o f p h o to g rap h s o f r e p t i l e s and am p h ib ian s . Hundreds o f th e s e were used in many s c i e n t i f i c p u b l ic a t io n s and in D r. Roger C o n a n t 's books.

Her g r e a t e s t c o n t r ib u t io n was th e a r t work f o r "A F ie ld Guide to R e p t i le s and Am­p h ib ia n s o f E a s te rn and C e n t r a l N orth A m erica. M The second (1975) e d i t i o n co n ­ta in s more th a n 1 ,0 0 0 i l l u s t r a t i o n s . About h a l f o f th e s e were re p ro d u c tio n s o f p h o tog raphs w hich she h a n d -c o lo re d from l i f e to in s u re t h a t th e o f te n b r i l l i a n t hues o f th e f r o g s , sa la m a n d e rs , t u r t l e s , l i z a r d s , and snakes were rep ro d u ced w ith com plete f i d e l i t y .

Mrs. Conant was b o rn in S ta te n I s la n d , N .Y ., on May 17, 1901. For s e v e r a l y e a rs she se rv e d a s a r e p o r te r f o r th e S ta te n I s la n d A dvance, and in 1936 she jo in e d th e s t a f f o f th e newly b u i l t S ta te n I s la n d Zoo a s i t s b u s in e s s m anager and zoo p u b l i c i t y d i r e c t o r . In 19^2 she t r a n s f e r r e d to th e P h ila d e lp h ia Z o o lo g ic a l G arden. She i s su rv iv e d by h e r husband, D r. Roger C onant, A d junct P ro fe s s o r o f B io logy a t th e U n iv e r s i ty o f New M exico, and D ir e c to r E m eritus o f th e P h i la ­d e lp h ia Zoo, and by many n ie c e s and nephew s. G if ts may be s e n t in h e r memory to th e A m erican C ancer S o c ie ty .

In 1958; s h o r t ly a f t e r th e fo rm a tio n o f th e V irg in ia H e rp e to lo g ic a l S o c ie ty and th e appearance o f th e f i r s t e d i t i o n o f "A F ie ld G uide”, we in v i te d I s a b e l l e Hunt Conant t o be one o f fo u r H onorary Members o f th e VaHS in r e c o g n i t io n o f h e r work on th e e x c e l le n t i l l u s t r a t i o n s in th e g u id e . She a c c e p te d g r a c io u s ly . We a re saddened by t h i s lo s s and w ish to e x p re s s th e s o c i e t y ’s condo lences to D r. C onant.

T his page i s go ing o n ly to 25-30 in d iv id u a ls on th e VaHS m a ilin g l i s t .

Everyone e l s e w i l l r e c e iv e a page s o l i c i t i n g t h e i r f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t .We a re exem pting th r e e c a te g o r ie s o f members from t h i s a n n u a l " b il l in g *

You a re l i s t e d a s a VaHS ^sgSE E B B ?an H onorary Member; an A d v ise r t o VaHS.

You may make a v o lu n ta ry c o n t r ib u t io n to VaHS s u p p o r t .u s in g th e form below , b u t , t r u t h f u l l y , we a re hop ing you w i l l c o n t r ib u te a d v ic e .+

In check in g th e m embership (everyone on o u r m a ilin g l i s t , to o ) we ex p ec t to accom plish f o u r th in g s :

(1) Reduce in a c t iv e s and wrong a d d re s s e s .(2) O b ta in u s e f u l in fo rm a tio n f o r a membership r o s t e r ( in 1977)*(3) O b ta in su p p o r t f o r th e VaHS 1977-1978 p u b lis h in g program .(4) E s ta b l i s h an a c c u ra te r a t i o o f members in th e s e v e r a l member­

s h ip c a te g o r ie s f o r s t a t i s t i c a l p u rp o s e s .

We do w ant you to comment on VaHS m a tte rs and p ro v id e o c c a s io n a l co u n se l f o r th e b e n e f i t o f a l l VaHS.

In e a r ly 1977^ you w i l l be r e c e iv in g a copy o f "VaHS FACTS" f o r comment.Your comments w i l l be in c o rp o ra te d in th e t e x t , a s needed , b e fo re p u b l i ­c a t io n a s a r e g u la r VaHS BULLETIN d u r in g 1977* VaHS FACTS w i l l be u sed , t h e r e a f t e r , a s a r e g u la r h an d -o u t to a l l new o r p ro s p e c t iv e members.

VaHS i s in th e p ro c e s s , now, o f s e e k in g fo rm al r e c o g n i t io n o f i t s tax -ex em p t s t a t u s a s a n o n - p r o f i t s c i e n t i f i c and e d u c a t io n a l o r g a n iz a t io n . A d e te rm in a ­t i o n made by th e D i s t r i c t o f Columbia ( f o r s a le s ta x p u rp o s e s ) i n 1958 b ased on th e c o n te n t o f th e VaHS BULLETIN and th e co m p o sitio n o f th e s o c ie ty d i d n ' t do th e jo b . A p p a re n tly , a s e p a ra te a c t io n i s r e q u ire d as we le a rn e d l a t e l y .

-f-When you r e tu r n th e s l i p below , as an in d ic a t io n o f you r c o n tin u e d i n t e r e s t , p le a s e n o te (under "O ccupation") w h eth er you p r e f e r to be l i s t e d as a :

V* 7& K *-•[z o o lo g is t , b i o l o g i s t , e c o l o g i s t , ta x o n o m is t, £n a t u r a l i s t , o r q u a l i f y t h e ] [ t i t l e w ith any o th e r co m b in a tio n o f words w hich b e s t d e s c r ib e s your p o s i t i o n ji

■f A lso , we would l i k e to have (and w i l l u se ) th e c o r r e c t name o f your d ep artm en t ' and th e i n s t i t u t i o n o f w hich i t i s a p a r t . I f th e re a re any e r r o r s i n th e way you a re a d d re s s e d , p le a s e c o r r e c t them . T his s p e c ia l a t t e n t i o n w i l l be g r e a t ly a p p re c ia te d - - and w i l l en su re a c c u ra c y in th e VaHS r o s t e r o f members, e t c .

Thank you f o r y o u r i n t e r e s t in VaHS. L et us h e a r from you when th e s p i r i t moves.