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Teeth in jaws minute, uniserial, even and numerous. Palatine 
teeth minute, arranged in 2 small convergent patches directed 
backwards, though distinctly separated. Tongue large, oval, 
longer than broad, fleshy, becoming thin marginally, where it is 
free, and its surface densely plicated or papillose. Papillose sur- 
face with its area emarginated behind. Internal nares would 
fall just within bony area of interorbital space as seen from 
above, and each placed just before outer extremity of each patch 
of palatine teeth. External nostrils close along front edge of 
snout, and placed a little outside of least bony width of inter- 
orbital space. Internasal space convex, and interorbital space 
flattened. Skin perfectly smooth to touch, closely lined every- 
where with short perpendicular glands secreting a milky juice, 
largest on upper surface of tail, and more scattered on belly. 
When mucous is removed skin seen to be closely covered with 
shallow pits. No large pores in patches on head. Fore limb 
inserted about first ?/,, in body, reaches half way to hind limb, 
and moderately developed. Digits short, depressed, broad, 
rather linear, slightly swollen into knobs at end, and without 
keels or disks. A short thick membrane connects basal joints 
leaving 214 phalanges free of fingers, and 3 of longer toes. 
Third finger longest, about 3 in rest of arm, first shortest, and 
second longer than fourth. Hind limb inserted about first °/,, 
in body and reaching 3 in space to tip of tail. Third toe longest, 
about 4°in rest of leg, fourth but a trifle shorter, first shortest 
and fifth a little shorter than second. Vent a longitudinal slit 
just behind hind limbs on lower surface of trunk. Color in 
alcohol livid slaty-black, upper surface and sides marked with 
well-defined grayish specks, and most numerous on latter, especi- 
ally below. ‘They have a silvered or glittering appearance like 
torn foil. Under surface of body soiled brownish-white. Lower 
surface of tail pale slaty. Feet pale brownish. Iris slaty. Length 
27% inches. Swartzwood Lake, Warren County. Samuel N. 
Rhoads. 
Also 2 others with same data. ‘This species appears to vary 
but little, though sometimes the back is apparently destitute of 
spots. It is found chiefly among rocks, logs, leaves, etc., in the 
upland or mountain forests. It is also entirely terrestrial in its 
