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piles of leaves, etc. Holbrook gives it a range of the At- 

 lantic States from Massachusetts to Florida, but not west 

 of the Alleghany. It is certainly an abundant species on 

 the Alleghany and the western slope of that mountain. 

 Length, four to six inches. 



SALAMANDRA Coccinea. The scarlet salamander. " Scar- 

 let, with two or more ocellated spots on the sides. Length, 

 two to six inches." This vermilion-colored species is com- 

 mon ; said to be " most abundant after showers," of course 

 because it comes out, and is more easily observed at that 

 time. 



SALAMANDRA Glutinosa, (Green.) Blue-spotted sala- 

 mander. This species is " bluish-black, with minute white 

 spots on the back and tail." It is a widely-distributed spe- 

 cies, one of the most common of the family of North Ameri- 

 can salamanders, being found from 43 north latitude (Hol- 

 brook) to the Gulf of Mexico. It abounds on the mountain, 

 frequenting moist places, under decaying timber and loose 

 flat stones. Length, six inches. 



SALAMANDRA Erythronata, (Green.) PLETHODON Ery- 

 thronata, (Bd.) Red-backed salamander. This is a com- 

 mon "wood-lizard," said to be the most abundant in the 

 Northern States. Color, " head brownish above, white below, 

 sides dull-white with brownish spots, a broad red stripe 

 from snout to end of tail, on the young crimson. Length, 

 3 to 3-5 inches ; range, from 44 to 39 north latitude." 



SALAMANDRA Quadrimaculata, (Hoi.) DESMOGNATHUS 

 Fuscus, (Bd.) This is a handsome species, but rare on the 

 Alleghany. Holbrook gives it a range of the Atlantic 

 States. He obtained specimens from Pennsylvania. 



SALAMANDRA Jeffersoniana, (Green.) AMBYSTOMA Jef- 

 fersoniana. First locality, Chartiers Creek, Washington 

 County. (Holbrook, Green.) Dekay suspects this species 

 to be a variety of Glutinosa. Found on Western Appa- 

 lachian range. Habits, terrestrial, ''feeds on insects, earth, 

 worms," etc. 



SALAMANDRA Biliueata, (Green.) SP:ELERPES Bilineata, 



