CADUCIBRANCHIATA. 4I 



' -punctatum; head elongate, apparently not separable 

 from the body ; muzzle round ; mucous pores of the skin 

 distributed over the body generally, and not collected in 

 special groups; cervical fold indistinct, but its place 

 marked by a white band ; fold and connecting ridge be- 

 hind barely discernible; costal furrows thirteen, less 

 marked than in A, flunctaturn, but nevertheless distinct 

 or at least their place represented by a whiter color; 

 furrows behind the leg also less prominent, and extend- 

 ing almost to the tip of the tail ; dorsal longitudinal groove 

 nearly or quite indistinct; lateral caudal furrows want- 

 ing, but a subcaudal extends from anus to tip; eyes 

 small but prominent; nostrils minute. 

 Length 3^ inches. Head to cervical fold 7-16 inch. 

 Tail 1 9-16 " Diameter of body ^ " 



Body 2 1-16 " " " head 5-16 " 



Habitat Vermont, Pennsylvania, Southern Illinois, 

 Wisconsin, North Shore Lake Superior, and the coun- 

 try included. 



5 Auiblystomu talpoideum, Gray. 



Synonym, Salamandra talpoidea, Holbrook, De Kay. 



Color brown above, paler beneath, blotched or mar- 

 bled with grayish spots; back and tail with dark spots; 

 tail roundish oval, without lateral groove ; body depress- 

 ed; head slightly wider than the body; canthus rostra- 

 lis not well defined but present; mucous pores numer- 



