17. SPELERPES. 65 



Spelerpes lucifuga, Rafin. Atlant. Journ. i. 1832, p. 22 {fide Baird). 



Cylindrosoma lougicauda, Tschudi, Batr. p. 93. 



Spelerpes longicauda, Baird, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) i. p. 287 ; Cope, 



Proc. Ac. Philad. 1869, p. 107 ; Strauch, Salam. p. 82. 

 Cylindrosoma longicaudatum, Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 78. 



Palatine teeth forming a short chevron, not extending externally 

 beyond choanae, separated from parasphenoid patches by a large 

 interspace ; parasphenoid patches separated, scarcely diverging pos- 

 teriorly. Head small, longer than broad, greatest width at angles 

 of jaws ; snout rounded, without can thus rostralis ; eyes rather 

 large. Body cylindrical, elongate, measuring from thrice to thrice 

 and a half the distance from tip of snout to gular fold. Limbs short ; 

 fingers and toes rather slender, free ; no carpal or tarsal tubercles. 

 Tail much longer than head and body, slightly compressed, keeled 

 above, becoming very thin towards the end. Skin smooth, shining ; 

 no parotoids ; gular fold distinct, arched, with the convexity for- 

 wards ; thirteen costal grooves. Yellow ; upper surfaces with small 

 black spots, which may be confluent in narrow cross bands on the 

 tail ; belly immaculate. 



8. $. 



Total length 133 144 millim. 



From snout to cloaca .... 49 50 „ 



Head 9£ 9J „ 



Width of head 7 7 „ 



Pore limb 14 15 „ 



Hind limb 16 16 „ 



Tail 84 94 „ 



United States — Eastern and Austro-riparian districts, except Texas. 



a, b. S & hgr. Ohio. 



c. Hgr. N. America. Dr. J. Green [P.]. 



d-e. <$ 2 • N. America. Edw. Doubleday, Esq. [P.]. 



f. <$. N. America. Lord Ampthill [P.]. 



g. $. N.America. Prof. St. George Mivart [P.]. 

 h. Hgr. Mexico (?). 



5. Spelerpes guttolineatus. 



Spelerpes guttolineata, Gray, Cat. p. 45. 

 Salamandra guttolineata, Holbr. N. Amer. Herp. v. p. 29, pi. 7. 

 Spelerpes guttolineatus, Baird, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) i. p. 287 ; Cope, 



Proc. Ac. Philad. 1869, p. 107; Strauch, Salam. p. 82. 

 Cylindrosoma guttolineatum, Dum. fy Bibr. p. 79. 



Very closely allied to the preceding, differing only in tbe shorter 

 fingers and toes and coloration. Yellowish above ; back with 

 three black longitudinal bands, as wide as the interspaces between 

 them; the two outer bfnds commence from the eye and extend 

 along the side of the tail ; a few light dots on these bands, one be- 

 tween each two costal grooves ; greyish beneath, clouded with 

 darker. 



