The Herpetology of Mount Desert Island, Maine

Home , Desmognathus fuscus, Mount Desert Island, Spring peeper

THE HERPETOLOGY OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. Research Report of R. H. Manville, Ranger-llaturalist

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

* * * During July and August, 1938, investigations were made of the Amphibians and Reptiles native to Mount Desert Island, Maine. Eight field trips were taken, and various other observations made from time to time. These reoords have been incorporated with reports of other persons acquainted with the island, with the few scattered references in the literature, and with the specimens in the collection of the Nature Department of Acadia National Park.

The Amphibiansaand Reptiles whose ranges include Mount Desert Island number 32 ~pecies. Only 21 species, however, have been recorded, and a few of these are doub~ul. Probably the isolated nature of the island and its climate, conditioned by the proximity to the ocean, are important factors in limiting this fauna. The following check-list is intended ton~erve merely as an indication of what might be expected. Those species marked with an asterisk (*) have so far not been recorded from the island.

Caudata (Salamanders)

Pleurodelidae - Newts.

Triturus v. viridescens (Rafinesque), Newt or Red Eft. Ambystomidae - Mole Salamanders.

Ambystoma. maculatum (Shaw), Spotted Salamander. * Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Green), Jefferson's Salamander. Plethodontidae - Lungless Salamanders.

Desmognathus f. fuscus (Rafinesque), Dusky Sal~~nder. Plethodon cinereus (Green), Red-backed Salamander. * Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus (Green), Purple Salamander. Eurycea b. bislineata (Green), Two-lined Salamander.

Salientia (Frogs and Toads)

Bufonidae - Toads.

Bufo americanus Holbrook, Cammon or American Toad. * Bufo ~owleri Garman, Fowler's or Little Toad. Ranidae - Frogs.

Rana pipiens Schreber, Leopard or Common Frog. Rana palustris LeConte, Pickerel Frog. Rana sylvatica LeConte, Wood Frog. Rana clamitans Latreille, Green or Spring Frog. * Rana septentrionalis Baird, Mink Frog. Rana catesbiana shaw, Bullfrog. 2.

Salientia (oontinued) Hylidae - Tree Frogs.

Hyla oruoifer Wied, Spring Peeper. Hyla ~. versioolor (LeConte), Tree or Rain Toad.

Testudinata (Turtles)

Dermoohelidae - Leathery Turtles.

Dermoohells ooriaoea (Linne), Leather-back Turtle. Chelydridae - Snapping Turtles. Chelydra serpentina(Linne), Snapping Turtle.

Kinosternidae - Musk Turtles.

Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille), Musk Turtle.

Testudinidae - Pond and Land Turtles. * Terrapene o. oarolina (Linne), Box Tortoise. * Chrysemys p. piota (Schneider), Painted Turt:Le. * Clemmys guttata (Schneider), Spotted Turtle. * Clemmys insoulpta (LeConte), Wood Tortoise.

Serpentes (Snakes)

Colubridae. Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Merrem), Ring-neok Snake. Liopeltis vernalis (Harlan), Smooth Green Snake. * Coluber o. oonstriotor (Linne), Blaok Snake. Le.mpropeltis t. triangulum (Lacepede), Milk Snake. * Storeria dekayi (Holbrook), DeKay's Snake. Storeria oocipito-maoulato (Storer), Red-bellied Snake. * Thamnophis s. sauritus (Linne), Ribbon Snake. Thamnophis 5, sirtalis (Linne), Garter Snake.

It is hoped that the following key, adapted largely from MaoCoy (1931), will serve to separate the speoies of adult Amphibians and Reptiles so far reoorded from Mount Desert Island. 3 • .i I ! KEY FOR TEE IDENTIFICATION OF ADULT AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES

OF MOUNT DESERT ISLA.ND" MATh1E

(after MacCoy, 1931)

1. Scales absent; claws absent; skin smooth or warty, usually moist •••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• .AIn.phib ia. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2. -1. Scales or shell present; limbs present or absent; claws present on digits ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Reptilia ••••••••••••••••• 14.

2. Tail present; fore and hind limbs about same size; no external gills; 5 toes on all feet ••••••••••••••••••• Caudata •••••••••••••••••• 3. 2. Tail absent; hind limbs much larger than fore limbs ••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Salientia •••••••••••••••• 7.

3. Naso-labial groove present •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4. 3. Nasa-labial groove absent ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6.

4. Tongue free in front, attached only by central stalk; tail longer than head and body; costal grooves 14 or 15 •••••••• Eurycea b. bislineata. 4. Tongue attached in front ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••7 ...... 5. 5. A light line from eye to angle of jaw; lower jaw immovable, mouth opened by lifting head •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Desmognathus f. fuscus. 5. No light line from eye to angle of jaw; lower jaw movable; costal grooves 19 to 20 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Plethodon cinereus.

6. Costal grooves present; 2 rows of large yellow spots on back •••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .AIn.bystoma maculatum. 6. Costal grooves absent; small red spots edged with black on the sides •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Triturus v. viridescens.

7. Parotid glands present; pupils horizontal; maxi11aries without teeth; usually spotted with black below •••••••••••••••••• Bufo americanus. 7. Parotid glands absent •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••:::: ••••••••• 8.

8. Adhesive disks at tips of digits; toes webbed only at base ••••••••••••• 9. 8. No adhesive disks at tips of digits; toes webbed nearly to tips ••••••• 10.

9. Skin of back smooth and with a dark X-shaped mark; no w11ite spot under eye •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hyla cruoifer. 9. Skin of back with scattered warts and irregular dark markings; a white spot under eye •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hyla~. versicolor.

10. Dorso-lateral fold absent or indistinct; dorsal surface of unifor.m color or with small indistinct spots; underparts white ••• Rana catesbiana. 10. A distinct dorso-lateral fold present; dorsal surface with-or- without large dark spots •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11.

11. Back with large dark spots •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 12. 11. Back without large dark spots ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13.

12. Spots on back roundish or ellipsoidal, usually bordered with light; concealed surfaces of thighs white •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rana pipiens. 12. Spots on back squarish, not bordered with light; concealed sUr£aCes of thighs orange or yellow•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ palustris. 4.

13. A black cheek patoh; color grayish-brown or reddish-brown •••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Rana sylvatica. 13. No black cheek patch; color greenish ••••••••••••••••••• Rena cl~itans.

14. Body enclosed between bony plates; limbs present ••• Testudinata •••• 15. 14. Body covered with scales; limbs absent ••••••••••••• Serpentes •••••• 17.

15. Limbs paddle-shaped; digits flattened, elongated and bound immovably together; feet without scales; carapace with longi- tudinal ridges separated by deep grooves ••••••••• Dermochelys coriacea. 15. Limbs not paddle-sl~ped; digits capable of independent movement •••• 16.

16. Tail long and strong; plastron narrow; carapace highest in front; head large; plastron with 9 plates •••••••••••••••• Che1ydra serpentina. 16. Tail short; plastron broad; carapace highest behind the middle; plastron with 11 plates ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sternotherus odoratus.

17. Scales keeled •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 18. 17. Soales smooth •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 19.

18. Anal plate undivided; dark brown or black above, with 3 light stripes •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Thamnophis s. sirta1is. 18. Anal plate divided; brown above, belly vivid red •••••••••••~ ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Storeria occipito-macu1ato.

19. Anal plate undivided; brown or red, black-bordered spots above; belly checkered black and white •••••••••••• Lampropeltis t. triangulum. 19. Anal plate divided; snake not colored so •••••••••••••••••~ ••••••••• 20.

20. Green above; white or yellowish beneath •••••••••••• Liopeltis vernalis. 20. Black or dark gray above; belly orange-yellow; a light ring around neck ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Diadophis punctatus edvmrdsii. 5.

Observations and oolleotions mentioned in this report were made by the follOTnng persons:

ABB A. Edmund Brower, Entomologist, Maine Forest Servioe. AS Arthur Stupka, Park Naturalist, Aoadia National Park. BR Ben Hasson, C.C.C. Assistant. ES Edith Sullivan, wife of Maurice Sullivan (below). HOS Helen O. Sleigh, Teohnioian for Dr. S. J. G. Nowak. JHP John H. Pierce, Ranger-naturalist. LF Louis Fowler, Ranger. las M. L. Branin, Ranger-naturalist. W£ Maurice Sullivan, Park Naturalist, Acadia National Park. PGF Paul G. Favour, Jr., Ranger-naturalist. ED Reginald Dunham, Janitor, Y.V{.C.A. REM Richard H. Manville, Ranger-naturalist. RL Ralph Lewis, N.P.S. Field Museum Curator. TS Theodore Savich, Ranger. VL Vernon Lunt, C.C.C. Foreman.

DISCUSSION OF SPECIES

Triturus viridescens viridescens (Rafinesque). Common Nev~, Ebbet or Red Eft.

Olive green or reddish above with lateral rows of scarlet spots, each surrounded by black ring; lemon yellow below, with small black dots. Length 3.5 inches. In ponds, from which it migrates for breeding. The Red Eft or Ebbet is the terrestrial larval stage; smaller and bright vermilion-red, with skin rougher. Found in same region but away from water, under logs and stones, and coming out after rain.

Specimens:

URO-3 Champlain Mountain, in woods. June 15, 1934. AS URO-IO The Tarn. October 2, 1934. VL URO-13 ~ mile south of Tarn. October 27, 1934. VL

Observations:

August 8, 1938. Foot of Cadillac Cliff's, Gorham Mountain. JEP

Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw). Spotted Salamander.

Black above, with series of round yellow spots laterally; body broad, depressed and swollen. Length 6 inches. Beneath logs and stones, in any dark, damp place in pastures and light woodlands; also have been found in lawns and gardens, or even in cellars of houses. 6.

Specimens:

URO-2 Bar Harbor, in cellar. June, 1933. Dana Young. URO-ll Flying Squadron Mountain, 100 feet above Tarn. October 4, 1934. Under damp log. VL URO-12 Dead on lower Mountain Road, above Eagle Lake. October 21, 1934. LF URO-14 In.gravel pit near Satterlee estate, Great Head. August 30, 1935. VL

Observations:

July 26, 1938. Sieur de Monts Spring, seen by C.C.C. workers.

Desmognathus fuscus fuscus (Rafinesque). v Dusky Salamander.

Brown with light dorsal band, belly mottled; tail long and keeled above. Length 5 inches. Hides under stones near shallow streams. Specimens:

URO-5 In small stream, Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor. July 5, 1934. 1~ (Eurycea b. bis1ineata?) URO-9 In brool~, Ledgelavm Avenue, Bar Harbor. September 12, 1934. 1rr.B URO-15 Dug out of spring, Town Hill. :March 25, 1938. VL URO-16 Ditto. URO-17 Ditto. URe-18 Under rock in stream, No~may Drive. July 4, 1938. REM URO-19 In spring, foot of Champlain Mountain. July 8, 1938. PGF Observations;

July 11, 1938. Hadlock Brook below Pulpit Rock. REM July 20, 1938. Under rock in Hull's Cove Brook. REM

Plethodon cinereus (Green). Red-backed Salamander.

Uniform plumbeous, sometimes with light dorsal stripe. Length 3.5 inches. Common under logs; nocturnal and ve~J active.

Specimens:

URO-l In stream, Bar Harbor. July 29, 1932. AS URO-4 Fern Spring on Gorham Mountain. July 5, 1934. MLB URO-6 Under log, east side of Gorham Mountain. July 16,1934. YlLB URO-7 Under rock, Bear Brook Campground. August 2, 1934. MLB URO-8 Edge pf swamp, east side of Champlain Mountain. September 3, 1934. MLB URO-22 Under can in Bear Brook. July 8, 1938. REM URO-23· In rotten log in woods near stream, NO~Nay Drive. July 4, 1938. REM 7.

Eurycea bislineata bislineata (Green). Two-lined Salamander.

Yellow, a dark line along each side of backl.belly unspotted. Length 3 inches. Beneath flat stones in water-soaked mud and sand of brook-sides.

Specimens:

URO-5 See Desmognathus f. fuscus. URO-20 Under log in Bear Brook. July 8, 1938. ~l URO-2l Under rocks near stream, Norway Drive. July 4, 1938. REM

Observations:

July II, 1938. Hadlock Brook below· Pulpit Rock. RIThi July II, 1938. At foot of falls, Waterfall Trail, Sargent Mountain. REM July 20, 1938. Under rocks in Hull's Cove Brook. Rm~

Bufo americanus Holbrook. Common or American Toad. Reddish-brovr.n to blackish above, rarely brick red; under surface light, spotted with black; cranial crests very evident; each dark spot of back usually enclosing one or two warts.

Specimens:

ANU-3 Meado"r at eastern foot of Champlain Mountain. July 28, 1932. AS Arm-l 5 Middle of Arthur Murray Young Trail. July 11, 1936. PGF

Observations:

June 25, 1938. Talus slope at Valley Cove, base of San Saveur Mountain. REIff. July 13, 1938. Summit of Cadillac Mountain. JEP July 25, 1938. Parking area at Thunder Hole. PGF August 1, 1938. Gilley Field, foot of Mansell Peak. REM

Rana p~p~ens Schreber. Leopard or Common Frog.

Usually bright green, with irregular black blotches edged with white, usu ally in two irregular rows on back; belly pale. Length 2.75 inches.

Specimens:

ANU-20 Along trail near Hadlock Brook, west side of Sargent Mountain • . July 11, 1938. REM 8.

Observations:

July II, 1938. Hadlock Brook below Pulpit Rock. REM July 14, 1938. Woods at Bear Brook Campground. REM August 1 .. 1938. Spring along Razorback Trail, 1l'festern !vlountain. REM August 1 .. 1938. In grass at Mill Field, foot of Western Mountain. REM August 8, 1938. In Muck Swamp. RIDil: August 8, 1938. At south end of Tarn. REM August 11, 1938. In creek along Waterfall Trail .. Sargent Mountain. REM

Rana palustris LeConte. 'P'i'Ckerel Frog.

Light brown with two rows of large squarish blotches of dark brown on back, not outlined with white; a. brown spot above eye; concealed surfaces of hind legs orange or yellow. Length 2.75 inches.

Specimens:

ANU-l Bar Harbor. July 20, 1932. AS ANU-7 South end of Tarn. July 16, 1934. MLB ANU-9 Meadow at eastern foot of Champlain Mountain. September 1, 1934. MLB AJW-IO Hunter's Beach Trail, near road. September 11, 1934. MLB AJ1U-1S In stream near norway Drive. July 4, 1938. REM

Rana sylvatica LeConte. 'WOod Frog;.

Grayish- or reddish~brown, fore- and hind-legs barred above; a black cheek patch. Length 1.3 inches. Common in damp woods.

Specimens:

A,111J-4 Sieur de Monts Spring. August 23, 1932. AS AlW-S The Tarn. August 17, 1934. MLB ANU-17 Grass along stream, Norway Drive. July 4, 1938. REM

Observations:

August 1, 1938. In woods near Toad Hole, north end of Upper Mill Pond. REM

Rana clamitans Latreille. ~n or Spring Frog.

Greem or brownish, brighter in front, generally with irregular small black spotsJ legs blotched, yellowish or white below. Length 3 to 5 inches. Common in springs. 9.

Specimens:

ANU-13 t mile south of Tarn, December 28, 1934. VL., Almost dead when found. ~m-16 Deer Brook, side of Jordan Mountain, eleva 600 feet. May 20, 1936. MS ~m-19 Hadlock Brook, west side of Sargent Mountain near Pulpit Rock. July 11, 1938. RillJ

Observations:

July 11, 1938. Hadlock Brook below Pulpit Rock. REM July 11, 1938. Sargent Mountain Pond, numerous. REM July 11, 1938. Bog on top of Jordan Mountain. REM July 11, 1938. Creek along Waterfall Trail, Sargent Mountain. RHM July 20, 1938. Breakneck Ponds, cornmon. REM Aug. 1, 1938. Stream at Gilley Field, foot of Mansell Peak. F1E~ Aug. 1, 1938. Pool at top of Western Mountain, 1070 feet. REM Aug. 1, 1938. Stream along Sluiceway Trail, Western Mountain, between spring and Mill Field. Conunon. RHM Aug. 1, 1938. South end of Seal Cove Pond, plentiful. ~1 Aug. 1, 1938. Marsh south of Oak Hill. Rillj Aug. 1, 1938. Round Pond. REM Aug. 1, 1938. Upper Mill Pond, near Toad Hole. REM Aug. 1, 1938. 3 in pool on top of Beech Mountain. REM Aug. 8, 1938. Muck Swamp, scarce. REM Aug. 8, 1938. South end of Tarn. REM Aug. 15, 1938. Bubble Pond. RHM Aug. 15, 1938. Stream at foot of South Bubble. RI~~ Aug. 19, 1938. The Tarn. REM

Rana catesbiana Shaw. Bullfrog.

Uniform greenish, sometimes with small, faint dark spots above; head usually bright pale green; legs blotched. Length 4 to 8 inches. Ponds and sluggish streams or rivers.

Specimens:

ANU-2 Witch-hole Pond. July 21, 1932. AS ANU-ll 1 mile south of Tarn. October 8, 1934.

~bservations:

Aug. 1, 1938. South end of Seal Cove Pond, plentiful. RUM 10.

Eyla crucifer Wied. Spring Peeper.

Yellowish-brown or fawn-color, with dusky spots and lines, latter in form of oblique cross on back; limbs barred. Length 1 inch.

Specimens: ANU-5 Bar Harbor. May 31, 1933. AS ANU-12 tmile south of Tarn. October 19,1934. VL

Observations:

May, 1933. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 2, no. 1, p. 4. AS Aug. 22, 1938. Immature on roof of car, ClarA's Cove. PGF

Eyla versicolor versicolor (LeConte). Tree or Rain Toad.

Green, gray or brown, with irregular dark blotches, the color changing; yellow below, white behind; a white spot under eye. Length 2 inches.

Observations:

July, 1936? On tree, Haymond Head Ravine Trail. PGF June, 19381 On tree, south end of Tarn. BH

Dermochelys coriacea (Linne). Leather-back Turtle.

Dark brown; body covered with leathery skin; marine. Length 6 to 8 feet.

Observations:

Aug. 16, 1934. Caught on lobster trap ropes by Charles L. Beven at Roaring Bull Ledge, Isle au Haut, about 20 miles southwest of Mount Desertnlsland. Measured 7 feet 8 inches from tip of nose to point of tail, weighed 635 pounds eviscerated (probably 800 alive). Cf. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 3, no. 4, July-Aug. 1934.

Chelydra serpentina (Linne). Snapping Turtle.

Dusky brown, head with dark spots; Length 25 inches or more.

. Specimens:

REPT-24 20 eggs dug up from sand near Tarn, hatched Sept. 251, 1937. VL .. 110

Observations:

June 8~ 1937. Walter Russell's garden, Salsbury Cove. 32 inches total length, weight 23,75 pounds. MS and PGF June 9, 1937. Walter Russell's garden, Salsbury Cove. 31 inches total length, weight 18 pounds. MS and PGF June 25, 1937. Muck Swoomp, 25.5 inches total length, weight 16 pounds. MS June, 1938. Foot of Kebo Mountain golf course, observed by a camper. Large! June 15, 1938. No locality; collected on Mount Desert Island by Mr. Leonard, a camper. About 1 foot long.

Sternotherus odoratus (Latreille). Musk or Mud Turtle.

Shell dusky~ clouded or spotted; neck with 2 yellow stripes, above and below eye; carapace with traces of dorsal keel. Musky odor. Length 6 inches.

Observations:

August 2, 1938. Has been seen in Muck Swamp, Bubbles Pond, Echo Lake, etc. Conversation with LF on above date.

Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Merrem). ;,---- Eastern Ring-neck Snake.

Blue-black above, bright pale yellow below; a conspicuous uninterrupted yello,nsh ring around neck. Length 13 inches. Under rocks, bark, etc.

Specimens:

REPT-7 Woods between Huguenot Head and Champlain Mountain. July 25, 1933. AS REPT-13 Under road near Tarn. June 11, 1934. VL REPT-2l South end of Jordan Pond. August 26, 1936. PGF

Observations:

July-Aug. 1933. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 2, no. 3, p. 6. Same specimen as REPT-7. July 14, 1938. Killed on road near BrOwn Mountain Gate House. ES

Liopeltis vernalis (Harlan). Smooth-scaled Green Snake. v-

Uniform bright green above, yellowish or whitish below. Length 16 inches. 12 •

. ' ' Specimens:

REPT-3 Eggs collected in old stump at end of Park Street, Bar Harbor. July 29, 1932. AS REPT-t Bar Harbor. August 1, 1932. AS REPT-5 Hatched August 17, 1932, from REPT-3. AS REPT-9 Mount Desert Island. July, 1933. AS REPT-22 Bar Harbor. September 8, 1936. ED

Observations:

July, 1932. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 1, no. 1, p. 6. AS August, 1932. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 1, no. 2, p. 5. 8 snakes collected in grassy field near Ear Harbor on afternoon of July 27, 1932. In a rotten log on same day were found 30 eggs, probably from several females, which hatched August 17-22. AS Jul~'-Aug., 1933. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 2, no. 3, p. 6. Eggs l~id by a captive female hatched Aug. 22, 1933. AS July 6, 1938. On South Bubble Mountain. PGF July 14, 1938. Killed on road near Brovm Mountain Gate House. ES July 14, 1938. Top of Champlain Mountain; observed by a camper. July 26, 1938. Killed on Main Sh"eet, Bar Harbor, near ball park. REM September 2, 1938. Meadow at end of Otter Point. Rill~

Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum (Lacepede). Milk Snake, Spotted Adder.

Grayish above with 45 to 60 squarish brown blotches bordered with black, and an alternating series of .smaller spots on each side. Belly white, sometimes suffused with red, and ~th small black spots. Length 44 inches.

Specimens:

REPT-8 Near Ocean Drive. July, 1933. AS REPT-14 Bear Brook Campground. August 31, 1934. TS REPT-15 Woods near Ocean Drive. October 3, 1934. VL

Observations:

July, 1932. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 1, no. 1, p. 6. AS August 15, 1937. Thunder Hole, low on Pulpit Rock. REM July 8, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive near Anemone Cave. REM July 27, 1938. Parking area at Thunder Hole. REM August 8, 1938. Immature on trail, west side of Tarn. REM August 15, 1938. Killed on Main St., Bar Harbor, near ball park. REM August 24, 1938. Killed on road nearvAnemone Cave. REM August 24, 1938. Killed on road near Mountain Home, Bar Harbor.

Storeria occipito-maculato (Storer). Red-bellied Snake.

Grayish or chestnut-brown, usually with paler vertebral stripe bordered by dark spots; occiput with three pale blotches; belly salmon red. Length 12 inches. In wet places; often under stones, boards, and loose bark. 13.

",' ,I: Specimens:

BEPT-l ~mile south of Salsbury Cove. July l2~ 1932. BEPT-11 Mount Desert Island. August 10, 1933. AS BEPT-12 In field at Clark's Cove. June ll~ 1934. VL Observations:

July~ 1932. Nature Notes fram Acadia~ v. 1, pg. 1, p. 6. AS July-Aug., 1933. Nature Notes from Acadia~ v. 2, no. 3, p. 6. A number born in captivity August 9-11, 1933; 4 born August 23, 1932; another litter born August 23, 1932. AS JUlY 10, 1938. Summit of Cadillac Mountain, caught by C.C.C. gypsy moth control crew. AEB tAug. 16, 1938. Dead on path along Ocean Drive. HOS

Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Linne). Eastern Garter Snake. v

Olivaceous to black, with 3 light stripes, 2 distinct rows of black spots between stripes, lateral stripe anteriorly on 2nd and 3rd scale rows. Length 25 inches. Specimens:

BEPT-2 Flying Squadron Mountain. July 15, 1932. AS BEPT-6 Cadillac Mountain, 1100 feet elev. May 6, 1933. AS BEPT-IO Sargent Mountain. August 2, 1933. AS BEPT-16 ~ mile south of Tarn. October 26, 1934. VL BEPT-17 2" J;l.i1e south of Tarn. November 5, 1934. VL BEPT-18 Woods west side of.Eagle Lake. April 11, 1935. VL BEPT-19 Little Cranberry Island. August 29, 1935. AS BEPT-20 Mitchell Hill, near Amphitheatre. September 30, 1935. VL BEPT-23 ~ mile south of Tarn. September 7, 1936. RL and PGF Observations:

July, 1932. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 1, no. 1, p. 6. Common. AS March-April, 1934. Nature Notes from Acadia, v. 3, no. 2, p. 7. One seen by VL in Bliss Field on April 8, 1934; 10 collected in same locality April 8, 1934, by VL; all were within a small area circumscribed by lingering snow. AS July 11, 1938. Grandgent Trail, Sargent Mountain, elev, 1000 feet. REM July 11, 1938. Brown Mountain Gate House, in log. ES Aug. 5~ 1938. Killed on road between Thunder Hole and Sand Beach. REM Aug. 7, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive opposite Bliss Field. REM Aug. 14, 1938. Thunder Hole parking area. REM Aug. 15, 1938. Foot of South Bubble Mountain. REM Aug. 16, 1938. Spring near hairpin curve, Cadillac Mountain road. REM Aug. 19, 1938. Beaver Drum Pond. REM Aug. 24, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive near Haman's House. REM Aug. 26, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive near Sand Beach. REM Sept. 2, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive near Thunder Hole. REM Sept. 2, 1938. Killed on Ocean Drive near Bliss Field. PJThi References .\ I

Babcock, Harold L. 1919. The turtles of New England. Mem. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., v. 8, no. 3, pp. 325-431, pl. 17-32. 1926. New England turtles. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 39, pp. 5-9. 1928. Some New England salamanders. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 48, pp. 3-7. 1929. The snakes of New England. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. Guides, no. I, 31 pp., 4 color pl. 1930. New England lizard records. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 57, pp. 9-12, illus.

Boardman, Samuel Lane 1903. The naturalist of the Saint Croix - memoir of George A. Boardman. Bangor, privately printed by Charles H. Glass & Co.; pp. xi+ 351, 25 pl.

Cochran, Doris M. 1932. Our friend the frog. Nat. Geog. Mag., v. 61, no. 5, pp. 629-654, 14 color illus. by Hashime Murayama. Ditmars, Raymond Lee 1935. The reptile book. N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Co., 472 pp., illus. Revised ed.

Dunn, E. R. 1930. The New England salamanders. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 57, pp. 23-24. Henshaw, S. 1904. Fauna of New England - list of Batrachia. Occ. Papers Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., v. 7, no. 2, pp. 1-10. Hoopes, Isabel 1930. Bufo in New England. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 57, pp. 13-20, 4 figs., 2 maps. Jordan, David Starr 1929. Manual of the vertebrate animals, Yonkers-on-Hudson, n. Y., World Book Co., 446 pp.,.illus. MacCoy, Clinton V. 1931. Key for identification of New England amphibians and reptiles. Bull. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., no. 59, pp. 25-33, illus.

Reiche, Howard C. and Raymond H. Burton 1924. A list of the animals and plants found in the oak meadow region east of Newport Mountain. Maine Naturalist, v. 4, no. 4, pp. 116-132, 1 pl.

Stejneger, Leonhard and Thomas Barbour 1933. A check list of North American amphibians and reptiles. Cambridge, Harvard Univ. ~r •• 3rd ed., 185 pp. ,,' 1 • ~

Verrill, A. E. 1863. Catalogue of the reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of Norvmy, Oxford County, Maine. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., v. 9# pp. 195-199. Wright, Anna Allen and Albert Hazen Wright 1933. Handbook of frogs and toads. Ithaca, N.Y., Comstock Pub. Co., 231 pp.# i11us.

. , ..

, \', "