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be finely speckled therewith. Lead color beneath, on which dull 
surface many specimens show numerous white dots. This species 
somewhat resembles the Marbled Salamander, but may be dis- 
tinguished therefrom by its round tail and more numerous spots. 
It is, moreover, a more slender creature. The neck is much nar- 
rower than the head, causing the latter to look broad and flat, as 
in the larger salamanders (Amblystoma). Total length, 5 inches; 
length of tail, 24 inches. 
Range: From Canada to Florida and westward to Texas. 
Local Distribution: General and common. It is particularly 
abundant on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, along the 
Palisades. 
When handled, this salamander exudes through the skin a 
whitish mucus that adheres persistently, hence the technical 
name, glutinosus, and the common one, Slimy Salamander. It 
is a common species, preferring hilly or mountainous districts, 
where it leads an entirely terrestrial life, hiding under stones and 
logs in thickly timbered places, whence it issues at night or in 
rainy weather. 
The Two-lined, or Yellow-backed, Salamander, Spelerpes 
bilineatus Green (Fig. 9), is a small, slender form, with flat tail. 
Yellowish on the back, which color is bordered on each eee 
side with a band of dark gray, brown or black. These o, Yellow_ 
bands start from behind the eye and extend down the _ backed, 
tail. Beneath the bands the color is pale yellow, pro- S#!@man- 
fusely sprinkled with dark spots. The broad, yel- as 
lowish band, covering the back is often spotted with dark gray 
or brown, and on some specimens the spots run together down the 
back forming a narrow, dark line. The entire under surface is 
bright and immaculate yellow. The body is cylindrical; the 
tail decidedly compressed. Total length, 32 inches; length of 
tail, 1$ inches; diameter of body, + inch. 
Distribution: General, very abundant in the beds of rocky 
brooks. 
Range: From Maine to Florida, and westward to the Missouri 
River. 
The Two-lined Salamander is an extremely active species. It 
