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In a specimen that I have from Brook ville, there is on each dorso- 

 lateral region a row of black spots, one on each costal space. This row 

 begins over the arm and runs back on the tail. In the middle of the back 

 there is an irregular row of spots. In a specimen from Bloomington, the 

 spots are more irregular. 



Total length of large specimens, 6 inches ; head and body 2.5 inches. 



This species was originally described from specimens sent to Prof Cope 

 from Brookville, Ind. It was first taken there by Mr, E. R. Quick. Mr. 

 Edward Hughes has reported the occurrence of the species in Decatur 

 County. I have also seen specimens from the neighborhood of Bloom- 

 ington, Indiana, some of which were contained in the collection of the 

 State Normal School at Terre Haute. During the summer of 1891 Mr. 

 W. P. Hay found one of these salamanders in May's Cave, near Bloom- 

 ington, and another in Kern's Cave, about a mile southwest of Bedford, 

 in Lawrence County. Both these specimens were found clinging to the 

 walls of the caves about four feet from the water, and the one in the last 

 mentioned cave was about a quarter of a mile from the entrance. They 

 made no efibrt to escape, and both were detected by the gleaming of their 

 eyes in the candle light. During the pi'eseut summer Mr, Hay took a 

 specimen of the species in a small cave near Wyandotte Cave. Dr, 

 Stejneger, of the National Museum, has shown me a specimen of the same 

 species, which has been sent to him from Barry County, in southwestern 

 Missouri. This extends greatly the range of the salamander. 



These salamanders are said to be more aquatic than is S. longicaudus. 

 I kept two of them for some time in an aquarium, and they seemed to 

 spend a considerable portion of the time out of the water. They have the 

 power of climbing up a perpendicular glass, and they will remain sticking 

 in such places for a long time. When the glass, to which they are ad- 

 hering, is turned horizontal, they can remain sticking to the under side. 

 They are extremely active, and when pursued, escape with great rapidity. 



' Spelerpes bislineatus, (Green), 



Two-lined Triton. 



Salamandra bislhieata, Green, 1818, 2, i. 352 ; S bilineata, Holbrook, 

 1842, 54, V. 55, pi. 16 ; Spelerpes bilineata, Baird, 1849, 2, 9, 287 ; S. 

 bilineatus, Boulenger, 1882, 28, 66; Cope, 1889, 51, 163, with figures. 



A small species, seldom exceeding 3.5 inches long, and with the tail 

 varying from a little less to a little more than the remainder of the total 

 length. 



The head is rather narrow, being usually contained in the length to 

 the groin about seven times, occasionally only five times. The snout is 

 short and rounded, sometimes abruptly so. The eyes are prominent. 



