80 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



5. Typhlotriton Spelaeus Steju. — Blind cave salamander 

 of Missouri. 



The first specimen of this salamander was collected by 

 F. A. Sampson, of Sedalia, inEockhouse cave, Barry County, 

 and described by Dr. L. Stejneger of the National Museum. 

 Afterwards Professor E. D. Cope found some in Marble cave. 

 Stone County. It is rather a rare species. The color in life 

 is pale flesh color. I have not yet been able to secure a 

 specimen for my collection. 



Order Salientia. 

 The Frogs. 



1. AcRis GRYLLUS Le Conte. — The cricket frog. 



I include it in my list because it is mentioned in Cope and 

 Yarrow's list as No. 35601 of the Smithsonian collections: — 

 six specimens from New Madrid County, collected by R. 

 Kennicott, one of the pioneer collectors. 



The best character to distinguish this frog from its west- 

 ern representative, Acris gryllus crepitans, is that in the former 

 when the hind limb is carried forward along the side of the 

 body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to the tip of the 

 snout or a little beyond, whereas in crepitans the same articu- 

 lation hardly reaches to the tip of the snout. Also, Acris 

 gryllus is the longer one of the two, measuring lyV inch, 

 where ct^epitans reaches only 1^ to 1^ in. in length of body. 



Class REPTILIA. 



Order Chelonia. 

 The Turtles. 



1. Chrysemys margin ATA Agassiz. 



C. cinerea Brown. 



A so-called painted turtle from the lively red markings on 

 the edge of the carapace. This turtle is common in the low- 

 lands across the Mississippi, in Illinois. Some specimens are 

 found in the back-waters of this river on the Missouri side. 

 The plastron in the adult is usually all blood red, hiding a 



