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habits. It is remarkable for the viscous or powerful sticky secre- 
tion which it exudes, and after one is taken in the hands this 
is not easily cleansed. ‘The only examples which I have examined 
from within our limits are those mentioned above. It may be 
more abundant in the northern region of the state, and overlooked 
on account of its retiring habits. 
Salamandra glutinosa Green, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
I, pt. 1, 1818, p. 357..-Harlan, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 
Ve pee2, $1027, (p:°330: 
Plethodon glutinosus Abbott, Geol. N. J., 1868, p. 803.—Cope, 
Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 34, 1889, p. 139, Pls. 26 & 31 fig. 6, 
35 fig. 2, 40 fig. 4, 45 fig. 5, 48 fig. 14.—Sherwood, Proc. Linn. 
Soc. N. Y., 1894-95, No. 7, p. 32.—Stone, Am. Nat., XL, 1906, 
pe TOL: 
Genus GyRINOPHILUS Cope. 
The Purple Salamanders. 
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green). 
PLATE ITI. 
Purple Salamander. Porphyritic Salamander. 
Costal grooves 14. Head broad. Tail rounded at base, not 
finned. Color in life yellowish, flesh-colored or purplish-brown 
Purple Salamander. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green). 
above, and irregularly speckled with gray or brownish. Length 
6 inches. 
Although Dr. Abbott states he has met with this species about 
Trenton, and that it occurs in central New Jersey, it is mere 
likely to be found in the northern or mountainous regions of the 
State. I have never seen any New Jersey examples. Cope states 
