126 JONES ON REPTILIA OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



the first pipe of tliis frog one night later than the first croak of R. 

 fontinalis. It is like that species very silent during drought. 



Genus — HYLA, Laur. 



Hyla versicolor — Leconte Northern Tree Toad. 



H. versicolor — Holb. N. Am. Herpet. iv., pi. 28. 

 H. verrucosa — Dand. Rain., p. 33, pi. 4, fig. 1. 

 Dendrohyas versicolor — Tschudi, Batr., p. 75. 

 I am enabled to add tliis species to the list of Nova Scotian 

 reptiles, through the kindness of Capt. Hardy, R. A., who informs 

 me that although he has never been fortunate enough to secure a 

 specimen, yet from the description given him by a young Indian 

 who collects for him, he has not the slightest doubt as to the species. 

 His informant states that he has found it snugly ensconced in clefts 

 of maple trees, where, from its grey colour harmonizing with the 

 lichens growing on the bark of the tree, it was difficult to observe. 

 Capt. Hardy tells me that the pipe of this tree toad is similar 

 to that of Pickering's Hylodes, although much louder, and that it 

 is more vociferous during damp foggy weather. 



It is found throughout the whole extent of the North American 

 continent, from the Hudson Bay Territory to Mexico. 



Order— URODELA. 



Genus— SALAMANDRA, Brong. 



Salamandra subviolacea — Harl Violet-coloured Salamander. 



S. subviolacea — Holb. N. Am. Herpet, vol. iii., p. 105, 



pi. M. 

 S. venemosa — Barton, apud Dand. Hist. Rept., vol. viii. 

 p. 229. 

 This is a common species, and is found under large stones, in 

 old walls, roots of trees, &c. It is very sluggish in its habits, and 

 scarcely moves when handled. 



It appears to be extensively distributed over this continent, being 

 found in the Western States, all along the Atlantic coast, and as 

 far south as Maryland, 



Salainandra erythronota — Holb Red-backed Salamander. 



S . erythronota — Harl. Med. and Phys. Researches, p. 95. 



S. cinerca — Id. 



Pletkodon erythronota. — Baird, 1. c. 285. 



