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S. fasciata. Green. The banded Salamander. 
Journal Academy Nat. Sciences, vol. i. p. 350. : | 
Harlan's Med. and Phys. Res. p. 94. 33 
N. A. Herpet, vol. iii. p. 103, et fig. ^ 
The beautiful living specimen, from which my 
description is made, was found by Professor Hitch- 
cock, at Monson, and kindly transmitted to me. 
Its length is five inches; léngth of the tail equal 
to that of the body; oval at its anterior portion, 
slightly compressed in its middle, and pointed at its 
posterior extremity. Upper part of the body, of a 
light clay or ash color, with transverse dark brown 
bands extending from the head to the extremity of 
the tail. Whole under portion of M i body, of a 
dark slate color. 
Width of the head, equal to one half its length. 
Eyes prominent; pupils, black; irides, color of the 
abdomen. Snout, rounded. Anterior feet, four toed ; T 
posterior, five toed. 
Some of the bands in my specimen are confluent. | 
This is the only individual I have seen, and there- _ | 
fore think it must be a rare species with us. i 
S. venenosa. Barton. The violet-colored Sala- 
mander. 
Daud. Hist. Nat. des Rept. t. viii. p. 229. 
Trans. of Amer. Phil. Soc. vol, vi. et fig. 
Harlan's Med. and Phys. Res, p. 93. 
N. A. Herpetol. vol. iii. p. 105, et fig. 
= Dr. Barton’s account of this, our earliest described 
Salamander, which is exceedingly interesting, is con- 
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