Found from Virginia to Florida, west to Louis- 

 iana. Inhabits swampy situations. The eggs of 

 this salamander are not laid singly, but are at- 

 tached by jelly-like cords. 



CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE (Family). 

 Cryptobranchus (Genus). 

 3. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin). 



HELLBENDER. 

 This form reaches a greater size than any other 

 North American salamander; it has been known to 

 attain a length of twt) feet. It is an exceedingly 

 voracious animal. 



SALAMANDRIDAE (Family). 

 Triturus (Genus). 



4. Triturus viridiscens viridiscens (Rafinesque). 



COMMON NEWT. 



Appears in two forms; one, aquatic, is olive 



green with black specks and black-edged red spots; 



the other, terrestrial, is red, with the black-edged 



red spots, but with black specks absent from back. 



5. Triturus viridiscens dorsalis (Harlan). 



GARMAN'S NEWT. 

 Smaller and more slender than preceding, 

 with a dorsolateral line of red (white in spirits): 

 darker in color. Coastal region of North Carolina. 



AMBYSTOMIDAE (Family). 

 Ambystoma (Genus). 



6. Ambystoma maculatum (Shaw). 

 SPOTTED SALAMANDER. 

 A terrestrial species. Found from Nova 



