138 Brimley — Notes on Salamanders of North Carolina . 



from average southern specimens of this species. I presented them, with 

 Mr. Sherman's consent, to the TJ. S. National Museum. Whether this 

 curious occurrence lias any hearing on the next species remains to he seen. 



Plethodon shermani Stejn. 



RED-LEGGED SALAMANDER. 



The type specimen is recorded as having been taken "on Nantahala 

 Mt., between Andrews and Aquone." The only other specimens that are 

 known to have been taken anywhere were secured by Sherman and my- 

 self when traveling from Franklin to Aquone, over the Wayah Bald Mt. , 

 in May, 1908. We were on»the Franklin side of the gap, but not very far 

 from it, when Mr. Sherman remarked that he believed this was the very 

 spot where he had originally taken the species, and sure enough right 

 there, under logs near a little stream, we got six more specimens, all with 

 brick-red legs. While travelling a little later from Aquone to Andrews, 

 we looked for suitable localities, but found none nor did we get anymore 

 specimens, and Mr. Sherman is now of the opinion that he made a mis- 

 take in giving the locality of the type as " between Aquone and Andrews," 

 and that it was actually where we collected the additional specimens in 

 May, 1908. The type was collected by Mr. Sherman in August, 1904. 



Plethodon metcalfi sp. nov. 



UNSPOTTED SALAMANDER. 



Description. — Bluish plumbeous above, pale grayish below, the two 

 colors meeting somewhat abruptly on the median line of the sides. Under 

 a lens the pale color of the lower parts is seen to be formed by the obliter- 

 ation of the dark borders of the minute pale dots which are sprinkled 

 over the whole surface of this species, P. glutinosus and P. shermani, so 

 that the underparts consist of an irregular scattering of dark dots on a 

 pale ground. Throat wholly pale, unmarked. From P. glutinosus this 

 species is distinguished by the entire absence of whitish spots on the 

 back, sides and throat, by the paler underparts, and smaller average 

 size. From P. shermani it differs by having the parasphenoid teeth in 

 a single patch divided only by a groove down the center, instead of in two 

 patches, and by having legs colored like the neighboring portions of the 

 body, instead of brick red in sharp contrast. The absence of color mark- 

 ings distinguishes it also from P. jordani and P. aeneus. In dental 

 characters it agrees fairly well with P. glutinosus, having from four to 

 ten teeth on either side in the vomero-palatine series, which are shaped 

 about as in that species. The parasphenoids as mentioned above are 

 about as in glutinosus, but the teeth are smaller and shorter. Costal fur- 

 rows 14. Tail measured from hind edge of vent, about one-half of total 

 length, slightly shorter in some, and slightly longer in other specimens. 

 The largest specimen measures 140 mm., tail 72, the type is Hi' mm., 

 tail 52. 



Described from thirty-nine specimens, twenty-two of them taken near 

 Sunburst, Haywood Co., N. C, in late May, 1912, at elevations of about 

 3500 to 4000 feet, by Mr. Sherman and myself; the other seventeen 



