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1850, Spelerpes longicauda, Gray, Oat. Br. Mus., p. 43, gen. 9, No. 1. 

 1854. Gylindrosoma longicaudatum, Durneril and Bibron, t. ix. p. 78. 



Spelerpes gutto-lineata. 



Char. — Body pale straw color above, with a vertical line of black, bifurcating 

 behind the occiput ; a lateral black band with a row of small white spots along its 

 middle, edged with white ; tail longer than head, neck and body ; under parts dark 

 grey. 



Syn. 1842. Salamandra gutto-lineata, Holbrook, Gray, vol. v. p. 29 



1854. Cylindrosoma gutto-lineatum, Dum. & Bib., t. ix. p. 79. 



Habitat. — South Carolina. 



Spelerpes bi-lineata. — (Striped-back Salamandra, Dekay.) 



Char. — Head small, body cylindrical, tail longer than body, and slightly compressd 

 toward the tip ; color above brownish yellow, with numerous small black spots ; a 

 black lateral line on each side ; belly and under parts of tail, extremities, chin and 

 throat yellow. 



Habitat. — Massachusetts, Jersey, North Carolina, Pendleton, South Carolina, 

 and neighborhood of Philadelphia, where it is abundant. Length 3 inches 10 lines. 



Specimens in Mus. Acad. 



Syn. Salamandra bi-lineata, Green, Journal Academy of Nat. Sci., vol. i. p. 325. 



Salamandra flavissima, Harlan, Medical and Physical Researches, p. 97. 



1842. Salamandra bi-lineata, Holbrook, N. American Herpetology, vol. v. p. 55. 



Specimens in Mus. Acad., Nat. Sci., 4, Green collection, Dr. Bache. 



A number of the larvse of this species were caught near the falls of Schuylkill, 

 August 7th, 1856, by Dr. Leidy, and presented the following appearances : a broad 

 yellow band along the back, beak spotted, sides greyish brown with a longitudinal 

 row on each side, of minute subround yellow spots ; under parts white without spots ; 

 eyes latero-superior, large and prominent. These specimens are from 9 lines to 2 h 

 inches in length. August 15th, a specimen fully grown; tail quite long; no gills; 

 captured under a stone very near the water. 



Spelerpes cirrigera. 



Char. — "Head short, snout rounded, two barbels to the upper jaw, between the 

 nostrils and lip ; body above pale yellow, mottled with black points, and a dusky- 

 lateral line ; tail compressed, longer than the body." — Holbrook. Length 3 inches 2£ 

 lines. 



Syn. Salamandra cirrigera, Green, Journal Academy Nat. Sci., vol. iv. p. 253. 



Salamandra cirrigera, Harlan, Medical and Physical Researches, p. 99. 



