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Habitat. — Louisiana and Mississippi. 

 We have never seen this animal. 



Spelerpes Haldemanni. 



Char. — Head flattened above, snout rounded ; body and tail yellow above, slightly 

 olive at the flanks, marked with dusky spots and blotches, disposed somewhat in thin 

 irregular longitudinal series." — Holbrook. Length 4 inches. 



Syn. 1842. Salamandra Haldemanni, Holbrook, N. American Herpetology, vol. 

 v. p. 59. 



Habitat. — Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. 



We have never seen this species, but Dr. Holbrook states that he has received 

 specimens from each of the above mentioned States. 



PSEUDOTRITON, Tschudi.— Mycetoglossus,* Bibron. 



Sp. Char. — Palatine and sphenoidal teeth in a continuous series, (4 rows, Owen,) 

 longitudinal series closely approximated in their anterior third, then diverging, leaving 

 an interspace in the shape of a V inverted, the extremities much prolonged ; tongue 

 of moderate size, subround, bolitoglossal ; first toe much shorter than fifth, third 

 and fourth of nearly equal length ; body rather long, cylindrical ; tail of moderate 

 length. 



Pesudotriton ruber. — (The Red Salamander.) 



Char. — Head short, snout rounded ; eyes prominent ; above red with numerous 

 subround small black spots, smaller upon head and tail ; abdomen and under parts of 

 tail in some specimens immaculate ; in others covered as well as throat with very 

 minute black points ; flanks red spotted, spots much smaller than upon the back. 

 Length 51 inches. 



Habitat. — From Massachusetts to Florida, but not west of Alleghany mountains : 

 quite abundant in neighborhood of Philadelphia. A specimen from Cresson, Pa., 235 

 miles west of Philadelphia. Specimens in Charleston College from Abbeville, South 

 Carolina. 



Syn. — Pseudotriton montanus, Baird, Journal Academy Natural Sciences, vol. i. 

 p. 293. 



Specimens in Mus. Academy Natural Sciences, presented by Dr. Wilson, Dr. Bache, 

 Dr. Hallowell and Dr. Uhler. 



Pseudotriton salmonea. 

 Char . — Head large, flat, snout obtuse, truncate, with a salmon colored line on each 



* /uux>it mushroom, and yhacrara, tongue. 



