J"*' ni-.w TORE STATE KU8EUM 



Family 3 pletfiodontidae 

 v Hemidactylium scutatum Sehlegel 

 Four-ten d 8alamanch r 

 Brown al> nout yellow; whitish below with dote like ink 



Bpots ; -kin finely granulated, resembling scales. Somewhat resem- 

 bles Plethodon cinereus, but has only four toes on each f< 

 14 costal furrows. Length 2J inches. 

 Probably to be found in this Btate. 



•• Under logs and rails in open woods at some distance from 

 water." II". //. Smith. '82 



9 Plethodon cinereus Green 

 EX Kay Balamandra i*r\ tlironota, the red-backed salamander, p. 73, 



pL 1G, 



Three Bubspecies of this form are distinguished by Cope. 



a Plethodon cinereus cinereus, color, liver-brown, below 

 dirty white mottled with black, giving a "pepper and salt" appear- 

 ance, sometimes yellowish toward the head. IS costal erroovi 



b P. c. erythronotu6. Form and structure similar to above 

 but back with a broad, reddish stripe. IS costal grooi Resem* 



bles Spelerpes bilineatus, but in that form the belly ii 

 unspotted and there are fewer costal furrow-. 



c P. c. dorsal is. Quite similar to c. erythronotus but 

 with only 16 costal furrows. Much rarer than the other.-. 



All these subspecies are entirely terrestrial and found under stones 

 and logs in woods. Eggs laid in a little package under stones 

 in damp places. The young possess gills when hatched, but very 

 soon lose them. The most abundant salamander, found everv- 

 where, specially in the mountain-. 



1<> Plethodon glutinosus Green 

 D Kay Balamandra glutinosa, the blue spotted salamander, p. 61, 



pi. 17, fig. 42 

 Skin covered wirh a milky Bee ret ion. Black, usually with bluish 

 whir.- blotches and -peek-; head, body and tail continuous and 

 rounded. Much like Am blys torn a jef f e rson ian urn, but 

 has tighter spots and shorter digits. 14 costal furrows. Length 

 5-7 



