134 University of California Publications in Zoology  [Vou.17 
mens, Univ. Calif. Dept. Zool.) ; Alta, 3600 feet altitude, Placer County 
(1 specimen, Univ. Calif. Dept. Zool.); Fort Tejon (as above). 
Occurs within the Transition life-zone. Inhabits damp places in 
forests. (See fig. 2.) 
Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh 
Del Norte Salamander 
OriewaL DEscription.—Plethodon elongatus Van Denburgh, Proe. 
Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 6, May 12, 1916, pp. 216-218. 
Type Locaniry.—Requa, Del Norte County, California. 
Rance.—Known only from the type locality, as above. (See fig. 2.) 
Aneides lugubris lugubris (Hallowell) 
Arboreal Salamander 
Original DescripTion.—Salamandra lugubris Hallowell, Proc. 
Acad. Nat. Sei. Phila., 4, 1848 [1850], p. 126. 
Type Locauiry.—Monterey, California. 
Synonyms.—Anaides lugubris, part; Ambystoma punctulatum 
Gray, Cat. Batr. Caud. in Brit. Mus., 1850, p. 37 (type from Monte- 
rey) ; Ambystoma punctatum, part; Taricha lugubris; Autodax lugu- 
bris, part; Plethodon crassulus Cope, Proce. Amer. Philos. Soe., 23, 
1886, pp. 521-522 (type from California) [Van Denburgh (Proc. 
Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 6, 1916, pp. 219-220) regards this name as a 
synonym of Plethodon intermedius, and doubts that the type really 
came from California]. 
Common Names.—California Land Salamander; Sad-colored 
Anaides, part; Spotted Autodax; Mournful Salamander; Speckled 
Salamander. 
Rance.—Abundant in the inner coast region. Occurs north as 
far as Mendocino City, Mendocino County (Mus. Vert. Zool.). The 
two isolated interior stations are: 3 miles northeast of Coulterville, 
3100 feet altitude, Mariposa County, and Los Banos, Mereed County 
(Mus. Vert. Zool.). Southeasternmost occurrence within the state: 
San Diego County (U.S. Nat. Mus.; also see Miller, Amer. Nat., 40, 
1906, pp. 741-742). Oceurs chiefly in the Upper Sonoran life-zone, 
though extending into adjacent Transition and into Lower Sonoran. 
Lives in hollows of oak trees and also on the ground beneath stones 
and logs, as a rule in oak woods. (See fig. 2.) 
