February 27, 1923 Vol. VIII, pp. 39-40 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



NEW ENGLAND ZOOLOGICAL CLUB 



MUTANDA HERPETOLOGICA 



BY EMMETT REID DUNN 



The following alterations in current classification and nomen- 

 clature are apparently necessary. 



Ambly stoma aterrimum Cope (Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1867, p. 201) is congeneric with Dicamptodon ensatus (Esch- 

 scholtz), and should henceforth be called Dicamptodon aterrimus 

 (Cope). 



Salamandra phoca Matthes (Allg. deutsche naturh. Zeit., 

 N. F., vol. 1, 1855, p. 273) from "Taylors- Creeck near New- 

 Port," Kentucky, is the same as Desmognathus monticola Dunn 

 (Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 29, 1916, p. 73), and the 

 name of this species should therefore be Desmognathus phoca 

 (Matthes). 



Ensatina Gray (Cat. Batr. Grad. Brit. Mus., 1850, p. 48; type 

 E. eschscholtzii Gray) is a valid genus. It includes the following 

 species : — 



Ensatina eschscholtzii Gray. 

 Ensatina croceater (Cope). 



(Plethodon croceater Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 

 1867, p. 210). 

 Ensatina platensis (Espada). 



(Urotropis platensis Espada, Ann. Soc. Espanol, vol. 4, 

 1870, p. 80). 



Plethodon aeneus Cope and Packard (Amer. Nat., vol. 15, 

 1881, p. 878) is congeneric with Aneides lugubris (Hallowell), 

 and should be called Aneides aeneus (Cope and Packard). 



