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six to eleven each, and individually are about 3 mm. in 

 diameter. The young are supplied with branchiae but 

 lose them very early — that is about three or four days 

 after hatching. ' ' 



Dates of capture.— Feb. 12 ; Mar. 7, 21 ; Apr. 4, 8, 23 ; 

 May 7; Sept. 21. 



11. Plethodon glutinosus Green. Slimy Salamander. 



Salamandra variolata, Salamandra glutinosa, Salamandra cylindracea, 

 Plethodon variolosum, Triton porphyriticus, Plethodon glutinosum, 

 Cylindrosoma glutinosum. 



Description. — Head moderate, width in the distance to the groin six 

 times. Snout rounded. The upper jaw projecting beyond the lower. 

 Tongue large, the posterior fourth and sides free, the plicae radiating 

 from behind. Vomero-palatine teeth in two short, separated, anteriorly 

 convex arches, which laterally pass a little beyond the choanae. Para- 

 sphenoidal bands in close contact throughout and anteriorly removed 

 from the vomero-palatines. Choanae as widely separated as the ex- 

 ternal nostrils. Gular fold not overlapping, met by a groove from 

 the eye. Eyes rather large and protruding. 



The body, rather heavy for the genus, is cylindrical or somewhat 

 depressed. Skin smooth and shining, pitted with numerous minute 

 pores, which secrete a white sticky fluid. Length from the end of 

 snout to axilla in the distance- from end of snout to groin 2.75 times. 

 Costal grooves 14. Limbs moderately developed. Digits short and 

 depressed; the inner on fore and hind legs are small, but distinct. 

 Tail equal to or longer than the head and body, cylindrical in section, 

 and tapering to a point. 



Color. — The color above is bluish black, sometimes nearly black. 

 Along the sides are numerous whitish blotches, about the size of the 

 eye. Sometimes these are more or less confluent. On the back and 

 top of head the spots are usually smaller and not as bright. Under 

 surface of head and neck paler. The gular fold, as well as the carpal 

 and tarsal surfaces, and toes are whitish. The edges of the two jaws 

 are also of that color. Belly bluish with minute dots of white, which 

 are not always the mouths of mucous pores, and are not always pres- 

 ent. Vent bordered with white. (Hay.) 



Size. — Largest specimen from end of snout to vent 71 mm.; from 

 vent to end of tail 67 mm. Total length 138 mm. 



Habitat. — This species is distributed from Maine to 

 Wisconsin and south to Texas and Alabama. Missouri 

 localities : — Crawford, St. Francois, St. Louis, St. Charles, 

 Jefferson, Phelps, Montgomery, Stone, and Madison coun- 



