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14. Ambystoma Californiense, Qray. 



Above blackish, with numerous yellow subround spots a line or more in diameter, 

 more or less thickly agglomerated ; under parts yellowish ; internal nares small ; 

 palatine teeth forming an obtuse triangle, commencing behind the nares, on a line 

 with their external margin. Length 2 inches 4 lines to 4£ inches, tail li inches. 



Habitat. — California and Kocky Mountains. 



One specimen from Rocky Mountains in Mus. Acad. Nat. Sci., presented by Dr. 

 Hammond, U. S. A. 



A specimen in Museum of College of South Carolina, presented by Prof. 

 Forbes. 



Syn. — Ambystoma Calif orniense, Gray, Proceedings Zoological Society, London, 

 1853, p. 11. 



15. Ambystoma fuscum, nob. 



Sp. Char. — Head large, convex ; eyes large, prominent ; snout rounded ; nostrils 

 small, two and a half lines apart ; internal nares rather large ; teeth nearly transverse, 

 in four distinct patches, extending across the palate, behind the internal nares ; fingers 

 depressed, the first and fourth of nearly equal length, the fourth larger than the 

 third ; fourth toe the longest ; toes slightly webbed at base ; tail ensiform ; of nearly 

 same length as head, neck and body ; color uniformly dark brown above, with ex- 

 tremely minute white points upon the body and tail, more sparse upon the former ; 

 chin yellow clouded with brown beneath. 



Habitat. — Indiana, near Hanover College. 



Dimensions. — Length of head 8 lines ; of greatest breadth 6 ; length of body 1 inch 

 11 lines; of tail 2 inches 7 lines; of arm 2 lines; of forearm 3 ; of hand to extremity 

 of longest finger 31 lines ; of thigh 3 lines ; of leg 3i ; of foot to extremity of longest toe 

 5 lines. Total length 5 inches 2 lines. One specimen presented by Prof. King, of 

 Hanover College. 



16. Ambystoma maculatum, nob. 



Sp. Char. — Head large ; body stout ; tail ensiform ; fingers and toes depressed ; pos- 

 terior nares of moderate size ; teeth arched in four patches, the two middle convex 

 anteriorly, nearly in contact ; color brownish above ; tail maculated with black, under 

 parts yellow. Total length 7i inches ; tail 31 inches. 



Habitat. — New Mexico. 



One specimen in Mus. Acad., presented by Dr. McClellan. 



