II0.1147. MAMMALS OF THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS— MEARNS. 345 



BATRACHIANS. 



1. Spelerpes hilineatus (Green). Striped-backed salamander. Com- 

 mou along" streams. 



2. I>esmof/n(ithi(sfi(sca(Ra,^jiesqne). Dusky salamander. The most 

 abundant salamander; found along streams. 



3. Dinnyctyh(sriridescc))sF\^ai\nesque. Spotted triton ; Newt; Evet; 

 Eft. Very numerous in Kajiterskill Lake; not seen elsewhere in the 

 region. 



4. Bnfo americanus Le Conte. American toad. Abundant along 

 Schoharie Creek; one specimen taken on Hunter Mountain (altitude, 

 3,800 feet). 



5. Hyla versicolor Le Conte. Common tree-toad. Common (August 

 4 to September 14, 189C). 



6. liana pipiens Sclireber. Common frog; Leopard frog. Eleven 

 specimens were taken at Kaaterskill Luke, September 10, 1896. 



7. Rana sylvatica Le Conte. Wood-frog. Two specimens from P^ast 

 Kill Mountain (2,000 feet) and one specimen from Hunter Mountain 

 (3,800 feet). 



8. Kana clamitans (Latreille). Green frog. Schoharie Creek and 

 Kaaterskill Lake, August 12 to September 10, 189G. 



REPTILES. 



1. ThamnophiH sirtaUs (Linutous). Garter snake. Abundant from 

 tbe margin of Schoharie Creek up to the summit of Hunter Mountain. 



2. Storeriaoccipitoinaculata [Stover). Eed-bellied brown snake. Com- 

 mon in the Schoharie vallej^; most often seen after sundown. 



NoTK, — No turtles were seen, but ii species answering to the description of Chrys- 

 eiiiys picta (Hermann) was said to abound in Kaaterskill Lake and other pools of the 

 region. 



MAMMALS. 



A. Species known to occiii at the i'resent time. 



LEPUS SYLVATICUS TRANSITIONALIS Bangs. 



NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL. 



Curiously enough, this small rabbit is generally known to the resi- 

 dents of the upper Schoharie valley by the name of 'jack rabbit.' I was 

 informed by persons who had lived near Kaaterskill Junction for many 

 years that this rabbit had extended its range upward into the cleared 

 lands of the Schoharie valley during recent years. Although it is said 

 to be abundant at the present time in the valley, and on the lowest adja- 

 cent hills, I was unable to tind it; and two specimens trapped by my 

 son, Louis di Zerga Mearns, beside Schoharie Creek, at the nearest bridge, 

 September 4 and 9, 1890, were the only ones seen. These were males. 



