180 BULLETIN 34, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



continuous brownish-salmou above, iucludiug the limbs; tlie underparts, 

 from the middle of the sides, rather abru[)tly pale salmon. The dark 

 l)ortious are marked with circular, thinly scattered, well defined dark 

 brown or black spots. The belly is immaculate. 



In life this same specimen had the ground color reddish-brown ; be- 

 neath, deep salmou. The iris dark reddish-brown, almost black, with 

 faint mottlings of bronze on the inner border, and without any hori- 

 zontal dark bar. 



The difl'erence of form and color are apprecifible in young as well as 

 old specimens. 



The distribution of this form is in the Allegheny Mountains from 

 Pennsylvania to South Carolina. 



Proportional dimensions. 

 Head : 



Length of gape of mouth to its width about three-fourths. 



Width to distauco from suout to gular fold aI)out 1 J tiuies. 



Width to distance from suout to groin about af limes. 



Fromsnouttogular fold contained in distance from suout to groin, about 4^ times. 



Distance anteriorly between eyes in length of orbit. If times. 



Distance from eyes to nostrils iu length of orbit 1 time. 



Distance between external nostrils in length of orbit 1 time. 



Distance between internal nostrils in length of orbit less than 1 time. 



Limbs: 



Free portion of longest finger contained in distance from elbow 



to tip nearly 4 times. 



Free portion of longest toe contained iu distance from knee to tip., about 3^ times. 



Distance between outstretched toes in length from snout to groin. . about. If times. 

 Tail : 



Length from behiud anus to rest of animal 1^ times. 



Length from behind anus to total length three-sevcuths. 



Body : 



Width compared with that of head rather less. 



Number of costal furrows, including axillary and inguinal 16. 



Measurements, in inches. 



Length, measured along axis of body : 



From suout to gape 30 



From snout to gular fold 65 



From snout to armpit 94 



From snout to groin 2. 85 



From snout to behind anus 3. 25 



From snout to end of tail 5. 75 



Of tail 2.50 



Head : 



Width of head 46 



Length of orbit 15 



Distance between eyes auteri- 



Body : 



Circumference of belly 1.90 



Distance between armpit and 



groin L 75 



Tail: 



Height of tail where Iiighest.. . .42 

 Breadth of tail where highest.. .32 

 Limbs : 



Free portion of longest finger.. •. 10 

 trom elbow to tip of longest 



linger 38 



Free portion of longest toe 15 



orly 25 I From kueeto tip of lougest toe. .50 



Distance between outer nostrils. .17 1 Dist:ince between outstretched 

 Dlstancebetween inner nostrils. ,10 1 toec , 1.75 



