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lleprint«tl from Bulletin of tlif Natural History Society of New Brunswick. No. XVT. 1898. 



ARTICLE VI. 



BATRACHTA OF NEW BRUNSWICK. 



Bv I'lHMI' Cox, I'll. I). 



l{«a(l April 5, 1898. 



As blifi followinj^ list lei-ords only tlic writer's pfisonal ohscrvalions, 

 it muwt he found to coiit.iiii t'ewei- species than have hitiierto heeii 

 assignc^d to tlie province. He does not l)eUeve it includiis all our 

 habrachian fauna, thou,t,di he regardsthe ocouri ence here of some form.s, 

 included in early puhlications, as e.xtreinely doul)tful. Tt is the result 

 of many years' research in various [)arts of the province, made as ((iliahli^ 

 as po.ssil)le, hy means of the views and opini(jns of distinguished special- 

 ists, wlio were always consulted on doubtful matters. 



Among the Urodela, Dfsitioyibaihus Juscits, Halinesipie, and ^1. 

 opaciim, Gravenhorst, th(! Iatt(!r closely n?lated to A. pn.iicfAitiim, a 

 common salamander, are both likely to l)e found. They have- a place 

 on old lists, ^ 



Of the Anoura, Rtiita s^rpti'iUridiKillti, liaird, and A'. (•<mtahri<j>'n>iix, 

 Haird, may likely be found in the western part of tlie province, or in 

 the lake region neai' the Bay of Fundy. 



A,Mni-vsT<).\iii).i;. 

 Aiiiblystonia piiuctatuiii, L. Yflli>w-s|)ott(Ml SiilamaiKliT. 



(ieiierally <listiihute(l, hut not iiliuiidiuit. 



A. jeffersouiauilltl, <irwn. Cmuulatfd SiiliuuuiKler. 



Coinnioii ill river valleys of tlie southern parts of the province; lare in tlic 



uortliern. 

 Oromopto Island, Sunhiirv Co. lioy .\i(.'hean N'aiiwart. 



A. jefferSOIliiUllllll, var. //»^/v(/,, Hallowell. 



Oeeuninijj with I he last; hut more ahundanl, and eliaraeterist ic of our 

 fauna. 



PLKTIU)l)O.NTID/f;. 



Plethodoil Cinereus, (Jreen. Red-hacked Salamunder, 



oame riui^'e as A. i< jli rxdiiviiiiun. hut rather rare. Have not eollected it 

 on the North Hhoie. 



