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Phil Peak
at Sat Mar 6 18:13:40 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Phil Peak ]
I'm no expert at all on the herpetology of Indiana, but from what I can gather the record was based on one specimen which was as you mentioned labeled as Knox county in the 1940s. Like a number of the older records from Indiana the collection points were sometimes shades of gray since the actual point of collection was not actually recorded as found but rather based on a large series of specimens invested at once being dubbed as originating from a particular locale whether they were or not with the result of animals found many counties distant assigned to a particular place. The herpers that I know that have searched for them are what would be considered old timers for the most part and none of these folks had any luck.
The dot on the range map is very similar to the dubious melanoleucus record in southwest Tenn near Memphis.
Phil
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RE: From what I understood... - Phil Peak, Sat Mar 6 18:13:40 2010