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ever been collected in either the southern or western 

 sections of the State — perhaps this is another case 

 of transposed labels. 



177. Ambystoma tigkinum Green. Tiger Salamander. 



Western Texas from the northern boundary of the 

 Panhandle south to the Rio Grande River, east across 

 the Callahan Divide and Edwards Plateau to the 

 granite country. Eastern limits of State range not 

 __ yet known. Baird's types of Ambystoma prosperina 

 were from the sources of the Salado River. Cope's 

 localities are Big Springs, Canyon Blanco, El Paso, 

 Tule Canyon and San Elizario, the specimen from 

 the last-named locality being recorded under the 

 name of Ambystoma tigrinum calif orniense Gray. 



The Baylor University specimens are from Garza, 

 Armstrong, Burnet, Lampasas and Pecos Counties. 

 The finest specimens of the larval form in the collec- 

 tion were obtained near Barstow, Pecos County, by 

 Mr. A. L. Gooch. 



178. Ambystoma microstomum Cope. Small-mouthed Sal- 



amander. 

 This is the common salamander of the eastern half 

 of Texas. Cope records it from Dallas and Mr. Hur- 

 ter writes me that he obtained it at Paris. The her- 

 petological collection of the Baylor Museum contains 

 specimens from Burnet, Houston, Laguna, Refugio, 

 Victoria, Waco, Bryan, Calvert and Cleveland. 



179. Ambystoma texanum Matthes. Texan Salamander. 



Known only from San Antonio and Waco. 



PROTEID^ 



180. Typhlomolge rathbuni Stejneger. Texas Blind Sal- 



amander. 



Known only from the type locality, San Marcos, 

 Hays County. None have been recorded since the 

 original type lot were expelled in the water from 



