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Genus Stereocjiilus, Cope. 



27. S. marginatum. Hall. Costal folds 17; body elongate; 

 width of head contained more than seven times in length to 

 groin; tail compressed from base; tinned; size small; jjale-yellow 

 with brown lines. Georgia. 



Genus Manculus, Cope. 



28. M. remifer^ Cope. Tail stout, compressed; body 

 shorter by length of femur; black, sides speckled with lighter. 

 Florida. 



29. M. quadridigitatus^ (Ilolbrook) Cope. Tail slender, 

 cylindrical; body longer, and muzzle broader than in preceding; 

 color above, dirty yellow, with minute dark brown spots, some- 

 times forming lines on vertebral region; L. three and one-half 

 inches, o^orth Carolina to Florida. 



Genus Spelerpes, Raf. 



A. Palatine teeth not contiguous with sphenoidal patches, 

 nor extending outward beyond nares; tail compressed; costal 

 grooves 13-14. 



30. S. hilineatus, Green. Two-striped Salamander. Costal 

 plicae 14, generally indistinct; tail not keeled proximally above, 

 about length of body; median digits long; color yellow, with 

 two longitudinal black lines, and sometimes a third, on vertebral 

 region; abdomen unmarked; L. two and three-quarters inches. 

 Eastern and Austroriparian regions, except Texas. 



31. S. longicaudus^ Green. Cave Salamander. Costal 

 grooves 13; tail keeled above, about twice length of body; digits 

 widely separated, moderate; yellow, with numerous irregular 

 black spots scattered over sides and back; belly immaculate; L. 

 live inches. Eastern and Austroriparian regions. 



32. >iS'. guttol'uieatus^ Holb. Costal grooves 13; tail keeled 

 above, longer than body, sometimes twice its length ; inner digits 

 longest; yellow with a dorsal and lateral black band; tail black, 

 barred with yellow; belly mottled. Xorth Carolina to Mississippi. 



£. Palatine teeth contiguous posteriorly with sphenoidal 

 patches, not extended outside of nares ; tail rounded at base, not 

 keeled; costal grooves 15-17. 



33. S. ruber, subsp. ruher, (Daud.) Cope. Red Triton. 

 Costal plic?e 15-16 ; tail not so long as body; color above, red 

 with numerous, crowded, somewhat indistinct, black spots; 

 abdomen paler, unspotted; iris with a dark longitudinal bar; L. 

 six inches. Eastern and Austroriparian regions. 



