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Fort Tejon. The latter, probably refers to a specimen recorded 

 by Mr. Lockington (Am. Nat. XIV, 1880, p. 295) as having 

 been taken in Lower California 75 miles southeast of San 

 Diego. 



I have seen a number of specimens from the Sierra Ne- 

 vada. The ground color varies from light brown to nearly 

 black, and the yellow spots vary greatly in size and arrange- 

 ment. 



8. Plethodon flavipunctatus Strauch. 



I have no doubt that this is the same species as Cope's Pleth- 

 odon croceater, with which the description agrees. 



9. Triton ensatus Eschscholtz. 



Eschscholtz evidently had the species which Baird and 

 Girard later described as Amblystoma tcnehrosmn, and which 

 Cope referred to his genus Chondrotus. Dicamptodon Strauch 

 is an older term than Chondrotus. Those who prefer to re- 

 jnove the species from the genus Ambysfoma may use the name 

 Dicamptodon ensatus (Eschscholtz). 



