Vol. XXV, pp. 135-140 December 4, 1912 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



NOTES ON THE SALAMANDERS OF THE NORTH 



CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WITH DESCRIPTIONS 



OF TWO NEW FORMS. 



BY C. S. BRIMLEY. 

 Raleigh, X. C. 



This paper is based on collections of salamanders made in 

 various parts of the mountains of North Carolina, between the 

 years L902 and 1912, both inclusive, by F. Sherman, entomolo- 

 gist of the State Department of Agriculture, H. H. Brimley, 

 curator of the State Museum, Z. P. Metcalf, professor of zoology 

 and entomology, North Carolina A. and M. College, and myself. 



The counties in which more or less collecting has been done 

 by us are Buncombe, Cherokee, Haywood, Macon, Mitchell, 

 Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey, at elevations ranging 

 from 2000 feet up to the tops of some of the highest mountains, 

 6500 feet elevation. 



Besides our own records a few from other sources are added 

 to round out and complete the list, the species not collected by 

 us being marked with a star (*). 



My thanks are due to Professor Metcalf for valuable help in 

 drawing up the descriptions of the two new forms, as well as 

 for the illustrations accompanying this paper, while Mr. Slier- 

 man is due especial credit for his zeal in collecting salamanders 

 in) >ast yea rs . 



Family CRYPTOBRANCHID^. 

 Cryptobranchus aileghaniensis Daudin. 

 HELLBENDER. 



Found only in the streams belonging to the Mississippi drainage. Our 

 records are from Pensacola, Yancey ('".. Oct. :'.. 1902; Cane River, Yan- 

 cej Co., Oct. •-'. L902 (FS & HHB); and Andrews, Cherokee Co., May 13, 

 L908 I FS). 



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