56 



SALAMANDEIDiE. 



cylindrical, a little shorter than head and body. Skin smooth ; thir- 

 teen costal grooves. Black, with large irregular yellowish spots, more 

 numerous on the sides and on the upper part of the tail, smaller on 

 the throat and belly, absent on the upper surface of the head and 

 the lower surface of the tail. Total length 117 millim. 

 California. 



5. Plethodon glutinosus. 



Plethodon glutinosum, Gray, Cat. p. 39. 

 Salamandra glutinosa, Green. Journ. Ac. Philad. i. p. 357 ; Holbr. 



N. Amer. Herp. v. p. 39, pi. 10; Dekay, N.Y. Faun., Rept. p. 81, 



pi. 17. f. 42. 



variolata, GiUiama, Journ. Ac. Philad. i. p. 460. 



cylindracea, Harlan, Journ. Ac. Philad. v. p. 156. 



Plethodon glutinosus, Tschudi, Batr. p. 92 ; Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 



1869, p. 100; Strauch, Salem, p. 70. 

 Triton porphyriticus, Dekay, NY. Faun., Rept. p. 83, pi. 16. f. 37. 

 Cylindrosonia glutinosum, Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 80. • 



Series of palatine teeth slightly curved, converging backwards at 

 a very open angle, separated from each other by a wide interspace, 

 extending outside of choanse ; parasphenoid teeth in two elongate 

 patches in contact throughout, widely separated from the palatine 

 teeth ; the length of the parasphenoid patches equals the distance 

 from their anterior border to the tip of the snout, or the distance 

 between the outer extremities of the palatine series. Tongue largo, 

 free in the posterior fourth of its extent. Head rather small, de- 

 pressed, longer than broad ; greatest width at angles of jaws ; snout 

 rounded ; eyes large, prominent. Body cylindrical, elongate, thrice 

 to thrice and two thirds the distance from stout to gular fold. Limbs 

 moderate, not meeting when adpressed against the body ; fingers and 

 toes short, the tips slightly swollen ; no carpal or tarsal tubercles. 

 Tail cylindrical, about the length of head and body. Anal opening 

 longitudinal, the borders not swollen. Skin shining, closely pitted ; 

 parotoids indistinct ; a strong gular fold ; a more or less distinct 

 rectilinear groove from eye to latter ; fourteen costal grooves. Black ; 

 generally with small greyish blotches, larger and sometimes con- 

 fluent on the flanks. 



6. $• 



Total length 129 138 millim. 



From snout to cloaca 65 73 „ 



Head 12 13 „ 



Width of head 10£ 11 „ 



Fore limb 16 17 „ 



Hind limb 18 19 „ 



Tail 64 65 „ 



United States — Eastern and Austro-riparian districts. 



a-b. $. Ohio. 



c. J. Pennsylvania. J. Green, Esq. [P.]. 



d-e. $ ? S. Carolina. 



