Number 40. May 30, 19 17. 



OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF 

 ZOOLOGY 



UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 



Ann Arbor, Michigan. Puci.ished by the University. 



DESCRIPTTOX OF A NEW SALAMANDER FROM 

 WASHLNGTON. 



BY HET.KX 'I'lIOMl'SfiX GAFGE. 



Among a collection of ani|)hibians which has recently been 

 received at the Museum of Zoology froni Lake Cushman. 

 Washington, are a number of small salamanders which un- 

 doubtedly represent a new species of the genus Ranodon. The 

 discovery of this form in North America is particularly note- 

 worthv as the genus has hitherto been composed of a single 

 species, Ra}wdou sihiriciis. which has been recorded onlv from 

 eastern Siberia and northeastern China. 



The writer is indebted to Dr. Leonhard Stejneger for his 

 assistance in diagnosing the form and to Dr. George A. Boulen- 

 ger for its comparison with the specimens of Ranodon sibiricas 

 in the British Museum (Natural History). 



