22 COPEIA 



mens, kept in a glass vivarium with wet, pebbly bot- 

 tom and rock-shelter, have remained active through- 

 out the winter, feeding freely, and molting, on the 

 average, every ten days. The cast-off skins are very 

 delicate, usually in the shape of a slimy ball. During 

 the day the salamanders remain under the rock- 

 shelter, but at night they prowl about with consid- 

 erable agility. 



George P. Engelhardt, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



NOTES ON VIRGINIA HERPETOLOGY. 



On November 25-28 1 collected at Midway, Nel- 

 son Co., Va. (see Copeia 18), and offer the follow- 

 ing notes on late activity and additions to the previ- 

 ous list. The day temperature was exceptionally 

 warm for the season, .though it was below freezing 

 every night. 



Sceloporus undulatus (Latreille). One on a 

 fence, November 27. 



Acris gryllus crepitans (Baird). One in a 

 swamp, November 28. 



Rana clamata Daudin. One in a spring, No- 

 vember 26. 



Desmognathus fusca (Raf.). 16 adults and 17 

 larvae. 



Plethodon erythronotus (Green). 4 adults and 

 1 young. 



Spelerpes bislineatus (Green). 4 adults and 2 

 larvae. 



Spelerpes ruber (Daudin). 2 first year and 2 

 second year larvae. 



Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green). One adult 

 female. This was quite a surprise to me as the fauna 

 is Carolinian and the altitude is 500 feet. This, so 

 far as I can find out, is the second Virginian record 



