head just bcncatli and to the rear of eacli eye. Irom the rear ot the 

 head project three pairs ot gills, each with a few stubby ii laments. 

 The front legs consist of short, toeless stubs. The tail fin starts 

 just behind the forelegs, is broadest back of the vent, and tapers 

 to an abrupt point. 



At this stage the larva is greenish yellow, with areas of olive on 

 the head. There are also black spots on the head, continuing pos- 

 teriorly as an irregular band on either side of the back. Below 

 these bands lies an area with little color. Below these areas, again, 

 there is a slightly pigmented band. In short, the larva is distinctly 

 three striped in side view. The tail fin has irregular spots of gray 

 and yellow. 



The mature larva is usually about 50 mm. long, but may be a 

 third larger or smaller. The head is broad and blunt nosed, and 

 widest at the point of attachment of the gill remnants. The rather 



Spertnafophores of tin- Spotted Salamander 

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