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BATRACHIA. 
NEOBATRACHIA. URODELA. 
37. (1). Amblystoma opacum, Gravenhorst. - 
Marbled salamander; Dark blunt-nosed salamander. 
Amblystoma opaca, Baird, Gray, Hallowell. 
Salamandra opaca, Gravenhorst, Dumeril and Bibron. 
Salamandra fasciata, Green, Holbrook, DeKay. 
Amblystoma fasciatum, Dumeril and Bibron. 
Amblystoma opacum, Cope, Strauch, Boulenger. 
Length 3 to 4 inches. Color above blackish, with about 
fourteen blue gray, transverse bands, extending from head to 
tail. Color below dark slate. 
Terrestrial. 
R. W. P. Coll., two specimens. 
38. (2). Amblystoma punctatum, Linnaeus. 
Spotted salamander. 
Lacerta punctata, Linnaeus. 
Lacerta maculata, Shaw. 
Salamandra venenosa, Barton, Daudin, Holbrook. 
Lacerta subviolacea, Barton. 
Salamandra subviolacea, Harlan, DeKavy. 
Amblystoma carolinae, Gray. 
Amblystoma punctata, Baird, Hallowell. 
Amblystoma argus, Dumeril and Bibron. 
Amblystoma punctatum, Cope, Strauch, Boulenger. 
Length 6 inches. Color above black, with a row of large 
round yellow spots on each side and on legs. Color beneath, 
paler. 
Terrestrial. 
R. W. P. Coll., five specimens. 
39. (3). Amblystoma tigrinum, Green. 
Tiger salamander. 
Salamandra tigrina, Green, Harlan. 
Salamandra ingens, Green. 
Salamandra lurida, Sager. 
Triton tigrinus, Holbrook, DeKay. 
Amblystoma episcopus, Hallowell, Baird. 
Amblystoma luridum, Baird, Hallowell. 
Amblystoma tigrinum, Baird, Cope, Jordan. 
Length 7 inches. Color above dark brown, olivaceous on 
sides. Under parts vary from yellowish white to light olive. 
Both upper and lower parts marked with yellow rounded spots 
and blotches, generally very distinct, those below being more 
scattered. Body stout. 
Partially aquatic. Recorded in Mass. 
