Brimlei/ — Notes on Salamanders of North Carolina . 139 



collected by Mr. '/.. P. Metcalf, on Grandfather Mt., in September, 1908, 

 at an elevation of about 5000 feet. To this form are also ascribed two 

 specimens taken at Highlands, Macon Co., 3500 feet, in May, 1908, and 

 another taken on the Tuskwitty Range, 3500 feet, between Aquone and 

 Andrews, a day or two later by Sherman and myself. These last three 

 are not now in my possession, hut so far as I remember they were exactly 

 like the other thirty-nine. 



The type specimen, Brimley No. l>7<>!>, collected at Sunburst as above 

 stated, will lie deposited in the 0". S. National Museum. 



Habitat. — Mountains of North Carolina, about 3500 feet. 



Named after Mr. Z. P. Metcalf, who first collected the species in any 

 numbers. 



Spelerpes bilineatus Green. 



STRIPED SALAMANDER 



< ienerally distributed throughout the mountains, having been taken by 

 us at Cane River, Yancey Co.; Mt. Mitchell, elevation 0500 feet; Grand- 

 father Mt., up to 5000 feet, and at Blantyre, Toxoway, Highlands, 

 Andrews, YV eaverville, Sunburst and Black Mt. 



Spelerpes guttolineatus Holbr. 



HOLBROOK'S TRITON. 

 Taken at Andrews, elevation 2000 feet, and also sent us from. Weaver- 

 ville, in Buncombe Co. Cope records it from the upper valley of the 

 French Broad River (Cope, Batrachia of North America, p. 172). This 

 is an austral species not ranging above the lower mountain valleys. 



Spelerpes ruber schencki sp. nov. 



l'-LACK-LIPPED TRITON. 



Generally similar to S. ruber, but differing in brighter coloration and 

 in having the black spots on the back numerous, never coalescing to any 

 extent, and never obscured nor overlaid with purplish brown. General 

 color orange red, brightest on back, and a little paler on belly; back 

 with numerous small round black spots, these varying in size, but never 

 obscured by the color of the back. Throat with scattering black spots, 

 those on the lower lips fusing so that the lips are almost wholly black. 

 Parasphenoid series well separated from each, not closely approximated in 

 front as in Raleigh specimens of ruber. The specimens so far taken 

 are smaller than large ruber, not exceeding 120 mm. in length. Length 

 of type, 108; tail, 31. Costal folds, 15. Apparently more terrestrial 

 than ruber, as all the specimens were taken under logs and none in 

 water. Type, Brimley No. <>7S!>, taken at Sunburst, at an elevation of 

 3200 feet will be deposited in U. S. National Museum. Described from 

 {(specimens, 8 from Sunburst, 1 from Highlands. 



This form which I name after Dr. C. A. Schenck, Director of the Bilt- 

 more Forest School, has been taken at Sunburst, Haywood Co. (S spec- 

 imens); Highlands, Macon Co. (."> sp. ) ; Blantyre, Transylvania Co. 

 (4 sp.). Specimens from Andrews were noted by me at the time as 

 agreeing with the Blantyre and Highlands specimens, hut are not now in 



