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occiput along the back to the base of the tail ; inferior portion 

 of the body obsoletely punctured with dark spots, more visible 

 on the sides ; legs short, strong, and thick, externally of the 

 color of the back ; internally of the color of the belly ; tail 

 subquadrangular for the first two thirds ; the remainder or in- 

 ferior portion abruptly compressed, pointed, with the superior 

 and inferior borders carinate." 



S. glutinosa. Green. The blue spotted Salamander. 



Journal Academy Nat. Sciences, vol. i. p. 357. 

 Harlan's Med. and Phys. Res. p. 94. 



The only specimen I have seen, was sent me from An- 

 dover by Mr. Alonzo Gray. It continued alive for several 

 weeks, and presented the following characters : 



Length, six inches. Whole upper part of the body, of a 

 very dark brown thickly sprinkled with distinct light blue 

 spots. Sides appearing quite light colored from the blue spots 

 having become confluent. Abdomen lighter colored than the 

 back, exhibiting the spots more numerous and distinct than 

 the back. Head, three quarters of an inch long ; nearly half 

 an inch wide, flattened above. Eyes very prominent ; of a 

 deep black color, widely separated from each other. Nostrils 

 rather small. Legs, color of the body, and spotted like it. 

 Anterior feet, four toed ; posterior, five toed, and unusually 

 long. Tail, length of the body ; much compressed through- 

 out its whole extent, save the extremities, the anterior of 

 which is circular, the posterior pointed. 



S. maculata. Green. The brown spotted Salamander. 



Journal Academy Nat. Sciences, vol. i. p. 350. 

 Harlan's Med. and Phys. Res, p. 96. 



The only specimen of this species I have seen was brought 

 me by John W. Randall, M. D., of this city, who found it in 

 a pond in Groton. This is quite a young specimen, being 



