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4. Geotriton rufescens, Cope. 



Synonym, Oedipus rufescens, Cope. 



Color above black, below brown, with white specks; 

 head above somewhat rufous; muzzle truncate; teeth 

 not prolonged outwardly beyond the inner nares: sphe- 

 noidals nearly contiguous, and somewhat prolonged to 

 the front ; costal furrows ten or eleven ; limbs appress- 

 ed ; toes completely- palmate ; tail cylindrical, thickened, 

 shorter than body. 

 Length to groin 1.04 inches. 

 " axilla .39 



Habitat Vera Cruz. 



5. Geotriton adspersus, Peters. 



Synonyms, Oedipus adspersus, Cope ; Spelerpes ads- 

 persus, Peters. 



Color above black or dark brown, paler beneath, 

 sprinkled above and below with white or yellow in the 

 form of dots or small lines ; dorsal band present, often 

 sprinkled with black ; head short, a little longer than 



