166 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
The larvee of the marbled Salamander may be found in shallow 
ponds in the openings of woods. They grow rapidly and leave the 
water late in June or early in July. While developing, they pre- 
sent a dull, grayish appearance, thickly dotted with white, which 
pattern gives way to the markings of the adult a short time prior 
to their leaving the water. In the adult form this salamander 
selects dry situations, and may be found under stones in sandy, 
or dry and hilly country, where it burrows to some depth. 
FIG. 3. THE SPOTTED SALAMANDER 
From specimen in New York Zodlogical Park 
The Spotted Salamander, Amblystoma punctatum Linn. (Fig. 
3), is a large form with stout body and broad head. The tail is 
Spotted rounded at the base, but bluntly compressed towards 
Salaman- the end. Black above, with a row of round brilliant- 
ae yellow spots on each side. This row extends to the tip 
of the tail and is a ready means of identification. There are 
several of these spots, too, on the upper surface of each limb. 
The lower sides are slaty-gray, sprinkled with small, bluish-white 
spots. In form the Spotted Salamander slightly resembles the 
Tiger Salamander, but may be distinguished therefrom by the 
