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tained in the “ Transactions of the American Philo- 
sophical Society.” His specimen. was six inches and 
eight tenths of an inch in length. It grows to a 
larger size even than this. 
The specimen upon my table, is five inches in 
length ; tail, two and a half inches long, cylindrical 
at the base, compressed towards the extremity. All 
the upper part of the body, of a dark purple color. 
On each side of the dorsal line, a longitudinal row 
of oval, circular and oblong spots of a bright yellow 
color, varying in size; these spots commence on the 
back part of the head, and are continued towards the 
extremity of the tail, where they become single. 
Smaller spots of the same color on the legs and feet, 
and above A of the eyes. Beneath, the body is 
of a lighter color, with a great number of very mi- 
nute white dots. Length of the head, two thirds of 
an inch; width across, half an inch. Eyes, of a 
deep black color, and very prominent. A strongly 
marked cuticular fold around the throat. 
The above described specimen was found in Rox- 
bury. 
In another individual, found by Professor Adams, 
at New Bedford, three inches in length, a row of 
small yellow spots, resembling a broken line, par- 
tially encircles the eyes; in this specimen, the ab- 
domen is destitute of the small white points so per- 
ceptible in the preceding specimen, but its sides are 
covered with them. 
A specimen of this species was brought me from 
Kennebec county, Maine, by J. W. Randall, M. D. Baa 
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