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PLETHODON GLUTINOSUS (Green). 

 SLIMY SALAMANDER. 



Xot uncommon. Found under Logs in the wood- and once seen in a 

 path, along which it was evidently fleeing to escape some enemy thai 

 had succeeded in getting most of the salamander's tail. This species 

 i~ said to be nocturnal, hut one was found which had been feeding in 

 the early a ftcrnoon. for it had a hectic in the upper part of the throat. 



On .March L9 two were found together under an old log. One was 

 \cry large and the body appeared to h«' distended by eggs. The two 

 were placed alive in a glass jar and supplied with hectic- and earth 

 worms, hut ate these sparingly if at all. No eggs were laid, although 

 the larger one was kept for about three months. 



Length of one specimen, L38 nun.: snout to axilla. 21; snout to 

 groin, 51. Back irregularly marked with small spots of whitish, 

 those on the head being very minute. On the lower part of the sides 

 these spot> become confluent, forming a hand of irregular blotches. 

 Tail and underside of body with few -pot- of white. Underside of 

 head and throat with larger blotches; throat with a white hand. 

 crescent ic in shape. Costal grooves, fourteen. 



PLETHODON CINEREUS (Green). 

 ASHY SALAMANDER. 



The most abundant I Irodele, but not easily found at all times. Dur- 

 ing October it was to he found under almost every log in the woods 

 and al.-o under the rock- near the cave entrance-. With the approach 

 of winter it was -ecu less frequently. The extraordinarily warm 

 weather in early January brought it out again and I saw numbers 

 from the 6th to the 8th of that month. From that time till April 

 none were taken above ground. Sonic were found in a -mall cave on 

 .Manh •_'•'.. Early in April, when the temperature was much lower 

 than during part of March, these salamanders suddenly became very 

 abundant. They were t<> he seen in almost any part of the woods, 

 and were especially noticeable about the entrance to the Twin ('axe. 

 Here they seemed to he migrating from the vicinity of the cave into 

 the wood-. In a few moment- I found eleven <>f the animal- hiding 

 under stones on the hank, all within an area of a few square yards. 

 Ten day- latci- diligent searching in the same place failed to discover 

 a salamander. However, they remained fairly common under old 

 logs in the woods throughout early spring. During the summer none 

 were found nor were the eggs or young seen. 



On several occasions I have heard salamanders of this species utter 

 a faint squeak, not unlike that of a young mouse. They are often 

 found with mutilated tails, doubtless escaping their enemies by 



