BATRACHIANS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK 167 
regularity of its color pattern. Total length, 7} inches; length 
of tail, 3? inches; width of head, } inch. 
Range: Eastern and central North America. 
Local Distribution: Sparing, in damp woods. 
The eggs are deposited early in the spring in ponds and small 
streams. They resemble the spawn of frogs. The adult may be 
found under logs and stones in thinly timbered sections. Like 
the other species of this genus, this salamander will live for years 
in the vivarium. 
FIG, 4. THE TIGER SALAMANDER 
From specimen in New York Zoélogical Park 
The Tiger Salamander, Amblystoma tigrinum Green (Fig. 4), 1s 
a large species with stout body, flat head and compressed tail. 
Ground color above, dark brown or gray (sometimes Tiger 
black), thickly covered with large, irregular, yellowish Salaman- 
blotches. The blotches predominate and impart a eee 
marbled appearance to the animal. On the lower portions of the 
sides the yellow is present in the form of round spots, or scattered 
blotches, and the ground color is lighter. The chin is thickly 
marked with yellow, but little of the color is apparent on the 
abdomen, which is gray. The intensity of the markings depends 
much upon the age of the individual. Very old specimens show 
a faint pattern and in some lights appear to be of a dull, uniform 
