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tatus, Dum. & Bib., vol ix. p. 140. In Cynops there are altogether 40 vertebrae and 

 16 dorsal,* the pelvis attached to the 15th and 16th. The ribs are larger and stouter 

 than in the European Salamanders ; the spinous processes very strong and broad, 

 arranged like a comb ; vertebra of the tail much compressed, with strong processes 

 below. See Tschudi, Batrachier, p. 60. 



DlEMYCTYLUS VIRIDESCENS, Rof. 



Char. — Olive colored above, with ordinarily from three to eight small circular spots, 

 bordered with black, upon each side of the dorsal line ; abdomen olive, dotted with 

 black ; tail more or less compressed, longer than head, neck and body ; no parotids. 

 Length 3 inches 9 lines. 



Habitat. — Florida, Alabama, Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Pennsylvania, (Carlisle, 

 Cresson,) Georgia, New York, (Lake Champlain,) Massachusetts, Ohio, (Cleaveland.) 



28 specimens in Mus. Acad. Nat. Sci., presented by Dr. Wilson, Dr. Bache, Mr. 

 Ashmead, Dr. Blanding and Dr. Harlan. 



DlEMYCTYLUS MINIATUS, Eaf. 



Sp. Char. — Skin granulated, of an orange color, deeper above ; on each side of the 

 back a row of small, subrotund, crimson spots, bordered with black ; tail compressed, 

 of same length as body. Total length 2 inches 8 lines. 



Syn. Salamadra symmetricibs, Holbrook, North American Herpetology, vol. v. 

 p. 57, PL xvii. 



Habitat. — Pennsylvania and Delaware. 



Gen. Remarlts. — This animal, as Dr. Holbrook remarks, appears to be distinct from 

 mridescens and Triton dorsalis, Holbrook, the latter living in the water, the other 

 being an inhabitant of the land. 



Triton dorsalis,\ {Notopthalmus miniatus, Raf.,) and Diemyctylus viridescens, 

 (T symmetrica,) appear to be the same, the difference in their form and color 

 being attributable, in all probability, to differences of habitat and sexual pecu- 

 liarities. We have some specimens without any spots, others with only one, and 

 others with from three to eight on each side; the spots in all the specimens are small, 

 round, and bordered with a margin of black, and the body and abdomen more or less 

 minutely dotted with black. In some specimens, however, the upper surface is 

 orange, without spots. There may be described the following varieties — 1st. Orange- 

 colored above, lighter upon the head, with three or four small, round spots, bordered 

 with black, on each side ; underparts orange, sparsely dotted with black ; a few black 



* 14 according to Schlegel and 10 in Triton cristatus. 



■[•From the longitudinal stripe along the middle line of (he back. 



