AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. 57, 
orbital space flat or level. Skin smooth to touch, pitted with 
minute pores, imbedded and most numerously developed above 
over most all of its surface, though below they become obsolete. 
No external pores, or if present obsolete. Fore limb inserted 
about first 2/,, in body, reaches 34% to hind limb, small and 
weak. Digits small, depressed, rather broad, short, with tips 
rounded, and without webs or keels. Third finger longest, about 
6 in rest of arm, first shortest and obsolete, and fourth a little 
shorter than third. Hind limb inserted about first */, in body, 
and reaching about 5% in tail to its tip. Third toe longest, about 
4 in rest of leg, first shortest and obsolete, fifth a little shorter 
than second, and fourth a trifle longer than second. Vent a 
rather short longitudinal slit just after hind legs on lower sur- 
face of tail. Color in alcohol generally faded dull muddy-brown, 
entire back till level with a line drawn along each side from eye 
to tip of tail paler than sides, which are soiled slightly with 
darker. ‘This darker lateral color equally apparent on sides of 
head, neck and tail, and though somewhat darker and more pro- 
nounced on its upper area for a large part, persists below as more 
or less soiled specks over most all of under regions. ‘Tail also 
darker on sides and under surface, medianly paler. Limbs 
darker above and paler beneath, also speckled with a slightly 
darker tint. Iris slaty-brownish. Length 3% inches. Cotype 
of Salamandra erythronota Green. New Jersey [probably near 
_ Princeton?]. Prof. Jacob Green. 
Also 11 other cotypes, among which are some cotypes of Sala- 
mandra cinerea Green, with same data. These examples have all 
been in alcohol for many years, and though their color has all 
more or less faded some of the pattern is still evident. The very 
pale-backed example may have been Green’s type of erythronota 
while the darker-backed ones may more properly be referred to 
cinerea. In order to determine the respective cotypes of these 2 
nominal species the original diagnosis of Green is found to be very 
unsatisfactory. He states under erythronota that the tail is rather 
shorter than the body, and though some of the examples have it 
so they are certainly similar in all other respects to those which 
would be likely to be cinerea. It may also be noted in this con- 
