78 



SALAMANDEID^. 



Desmognathus fuscus, Baird, Journ. Ac. PhUad. (2) i. p. 285 ; Cope, 



Proc. Ac. Philad. 1869, p. 115 ; Straitch, Satam. p. 74. 

 Plethodou fuscum, Dum. ^ Bibr. p. 85, pi. 101. f. 3. 



Palatine teeth frequently wanting ; if present, forming a poste- 

 riorly convex series behind and not extending outwards beyond the 

 choanse ; parasphenoid patches diverging posteriorly, widely sepa- 

 rated from palatine teeth. Tongue rather large, oval, extensively 

 free laterally and posteriorly. Head moderately large, longer than 

 broad, gradually widening to temporal regions, depressed; snout 

 rather elongate, rounded ; eyes moderate, prominent. Body slightly 

 depressed, measuring thrice to thrice and a half the distance from tip 

 of snout to gular fold. Limbs short,' not meeting when laid against 

 the body ; fingers and toes rather slender, free. Tail measuring about 

 the length of head and body, subcylindrical at the base, becoming 

 gradually compressed and strongly keeled, ending in a point. Skin 

 smooth or minutely granulate ; a tubercle in anterior angle of upper 

 eyelid ; parotoid region and sides of throat swollen ; a strong gular 

 fold ; a groove from the eye to the latter ; a vertical groove at angle 

 of jaws ; thirteen or fourteen costal grooves. Above brown, with 

 grey and pink shades ; sometimes a dark lateral band ; lower surfaces 

 more or less mottled with brown ; no red spots on sides. 



Total length 125 95 millim. 



From snout to cloaca 63 44 „ 



Head 14 9 „ 



Width of head 11 7^ „ 



Fore limb 14 9 „ 



Hind limb 18 13 „ 



Tail 62 51 „ 



Eastern United States. 



a, b-c. c? & hgr. New York. 



d. Several spec. : ^ & hgr. Near Philadelphia. 



e. Many spec. ; <?,?, hgr., N. America. Dr. J. Green [P.]. 



yg., & lai'VBS. 

 f~h. (S . N. America. Prof. St. George 



Mivart [P.]. 



Vae. auriculatus. 



Desmognathus auriculatus, Oray, Cat. p. 41. 

 Salamandra auriculata, Holhr. N. Amei: Herp. v. p. 47, pi. 12. 

 Desmognathus auriculatus, Baird, Journ. Ac. Philad. (2) i. p. 286 ; 



Strauck, Salam. p. 74. 

 Cylindrosoma auriculatum, Dum. 8f Bibr. p. 81. 

 Desmognathus fusca, var. auriculata, Cope, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1869, p. 116. 



Body more sleuder. Dark brown, with a lateral series of small 

 red spots ; belly brown marbled, the dark predominating. 

 South Carolina to Lousiana. , 



i-l. c? ? . New Orleans. Edw. Douhleday, Esq. [PJ. 



OT. (J • N. America. Prof. St. George Mivart [P.]. 



