90 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



8. Mlineatus. There are always only 13 costal grooves (14 in S. bilin- 

 eatus). Tail strongly compressed. 



CoZor.— The sides of the head, body and tail are black, sparsely 

 spotted with white dots. The upper portion of the band is darkest, 

 representing the dorsolateral line of S. bilineatus. A few black spots 

 along the median dorsal line. End of muzzle and chin black. Limbs 

 closely reticulated with black. Belly white in life (yellow in S. Mlin- 

 eatus). The white belly in life constitutes a conspicuous color char- 

 acteristic. 



Size. — Largest specimen. Length to angle of lower jaw 4.5 mm.; to 

 axilla 10 mm.; to groin 23 mm.; to end of tail 57.5 mm.; of fore-limbs 

 6.5 mm.; and of hind limbs 8 mm. 



Habitat. — Dr. Cope found five specimens among the 

 rocks on the banks of Ealey 's Creek, one of the tributaries 

 of the White Kiver. Having never found nor seen one of 

 this species, I copied the whole article as Cope gives it 

 under the title ^ * On a Collection of Batrachia and Reptilia 

 from Southwest Missouri,'' published in 1893 in the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Phila- 

 delphia. 



17. Spelerpes multiplicatus Cope. Many-ribbed Sala- 

 mander. 



Description. — The vomerine teeth form two short series, each rather 

 suddenly bent outward behind the choanae. The two pterygoid patches 

 are separated in the middle, and not approaching the vomerine teeth. 



Head flat, snout rather thick and short, upper lips moderately trun- 

 cate. Fingers and toes free and short, especially the inner and outer. 

 Costal grooves twenty-one. Tail a little compressed and considerably 

 thickened and keeled towards the end. 



Color. — ^Above light brown in life, with a darker brown dorsal streak, 

 which starts between the eyes and stops opposite the vent; a short 

 dark streak starts behind the eye over the cheek and fades away near 

 the axillae into a lighter brown lateral streak, which extends some- 

 times on the sides of the tail to nearly its end. Occasionally a few 

 whitish spots on the sides between the lateral and dorsal lines. The 

 under surface is of a light yellowish to whitish color. 



Size. — From end of snout to vent 40 mm.; length of tail 50 mm. 

 Total length 90 mm. 



Habitat, — Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. 



