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This species is by no means common in the neighbourhood of 

 Halifax. It frequents damp places where it rests concealed beneath 

 stones and other shelter. It is known on this continent as far south 

 as South Carolina, 



Dk. Gilpin's Red-bellied Salamander. 

 Dr. Gilpin informs me there is yet another salamander, ha^dng 

 the under parts red. This may be the Salmon-coloured Salamander 

 (S. salmonea) which has its sides salmon-coloured. It is known in 

 Massachusetts, and may therefore occur in this Province, 



Genus — TKITON, Laur. 



Triton millepunctatus — DeKay Crimson Spotted Triton. 



Salamander dorsalis — Harl. Jour. Acad. Nat, Sc, vol. 



vi., p. 101. 

 Notophthalmiis viridescens — Baird, Batr. Amer., p. 28-1. 



This species is rare in the neighbourhood of Halifax. The 

 only specimen I have seen being the one in my collection for which 

 I am indebted to Captain Haedy, who obtained it from Mr. J. R, 

 Willis. 



Storer, in his Keptiles of Massachusetts, complains that Harlan, 

 in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 

 describes this species as having " a row of whitish coloured oblong 

 spots on each side of the dorsal hne." Now, in my specimen, although 

 the white spots cannot be called oblong, they are certainly clearly 

 defined dots of the colour Harlan mentions. It is true, as Storer 

 says, that preservation in spirits may make this alteration, but never- 

 theless we frequently find descriptions, given even by the best 

 authorities, from specimens of all kinds so preserved, although I 

 think it would be well for every describer to state the condition of 

 the specimen, whether long immersed in spirits or not. The speci- 

 men I possess has been in alcohol for about two years. 



In concluding this brief account of the reptiles of this colony, 

 I cannot help remarking how thankful we ought to feel that no 

 poisonous snake is found within our borders. Even England, with 

 all her advantages, has a drawback in this respect, for in many 

 parts of that country, on the heathery moors of the north, and in 

 the fertile valleys of the south, the bite of the venomous adder is 

 too well known. Often have I started back with a shudder, when in 



