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thickly dotted appearance; the abdomen is grayish, marbled 
with darker gray. On some specimens the bright band on the 
back is sprinkled with small gray dots, but these are so 
minute that they scarcely produce a dull effect upon the color. 
On occasional specimens these dots fuse together, forming a dull 
line down the back, and imparting a resemblance to the markings 
of many specimens of the Two-lined Salamander. From the 
latter, however, the present species is at once distinguished by 
its round tail. 
Range: The United States east of the Mississippi and southern 
Canada. 
FIG. 8. THE SLIMY SALAMANDER 
From specimen in New York Aquarium 
Local Distribution: Generally abundant in damp woods. 
This variety is commonly found with the typical form, and 
occasionally under the same logs and stones with the Slimy 
Salamander. 
The Slimy Salamander, Plethodon glutinosus Green (Fig. 8), 
is of moderate size and rather slender, cylindrical form. The 
tail is round. Black above, thickly covered with ir- 
Slimy : : : 
Salaman- regular greenish-white, or lichen-gray spots, these often 
der. appearing like patches of silvery dust. Different 
specimens show great variation in the size of the patches, some 
being blotched with the light color, while others might be said to 
