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dots. Almost as stout as A m 1> 1 y b r o m a p u n c ta t am , l>ut no 

 neck ; head passing into body, which is of the same diameter 

 throoghoat and passes insensibly into the square tail, which narrows- 

 toward tip. L5 costal farrows. Length '5 inches. 



Generally aquatic, preferring cold springs, and is found on the 

 ground only after rains. Occasionally found under bark of fallen 



tree- in very damp placi 



Family 4 desmognathidae 



15 Desmognathus ochrophaea Baird 

 Alleghany mountain salamander 

 Brownish yellow with brown shade on each side; a yellowish 

 dorsal hand with few spots; belly unspotted. 13 costal furrows. 

 Length 3 inches. Very like 8 p e le r pee bi 1 i n ea t a 8, but has 

 a mure rounded tail, a paler abdomen, and a light bar from eye to 

 month. Its habitat is also quite different. 



Found in the Adirondacks and Catskills, under bark and decay- 

 ing trees ; not aquatic. 



16 Desmognathus fusca Rafinesque 



De Kay. S a 1 a m a ndra p i c t a . dusky salamander, p. ?."> 

 Very variable in color, but usually brown above with gray or 

 purplish >[»«>rs becoming blackish wich age; marbled below; eyes 

 prominent; tail as long as head and body. 15 costal grooves. 

 Length 4-5 inches. 



This species makes a curious disposition of its eggs, one of the 



sexes wrapping the albuminous egg string around the body and 



remaining concealed in a comparatively (\vy spot till the eggs hatch. 



One of the commonest salamanders; found in rapid and shallow 



streams under stones. 



17 Desmognathus nigra Green 

 Uniform black, with a xvvy -tout body, the stoutest in fact of our 



salamanders. L 2 costal grooves. Length 6-7 inches. 



Pound in Pennsylvania and may be taken in southern part of 



-tat*- in the mountain-. Habits like those of D. fusca; found 



under the Btones in cold. Bprings ami streams in the mountains ; very 



agile ami not ca.-ily caught. 



