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dots. Almost as stout as A in b 1 y 8 1 o m a pun c ta turn, but no 

 neck ; head passing into body, which is of the same diameter 

 throughout and passes insensibly into the square tail, which narrows 

 toward tip. 15 cgstal furrows. Length 6 inches. 



Generally aquatic, preferi'ing cold springs, and is found on the 

 ground only after rains. Occasionally found under bark of fallen 

 trees in very damp places. 



Family 4 desimoonathidae 



15 Desmog^athus ochrophaea Baird 

 Alleghany mountain sala/mander 

 Brownish yellow with brown shade on each side ; a yellowish 

 dorsal band with few spots ; belly unspotted. 13 costal furrows. 

 Length 3 inches. Yery like Spelerpes bilineatus, but has 

 a more rounded tail, a paler abdomen, and a light bar from eye to 

 mouth. Its habitat is also quite different. 



Found in the Adirondacks and Catskills, under bark and decay- 

 ing trees ; not aquatic. 



16 Desmognathus fusca Kafinesque 



De Kay. Salamandra picta, dusky salamander, p. 75 



"Very variable in color, but usually brown above with gray or 



purplish spots becoming blackish wich age ; marbled below ; eyes 



prominent; tail as long as head and body. 15 costal grooves. 



Length 4r-5 inches. 



This species makes a curious disposition of its eggs, one of the 

 sexes wrapping the albuminous egg string around the body and 

 remaining concealed in a comparatively dry spot till the eggs hatch- 

 One of the commonest salamanders ; found in rapid and shallow 

 streams under stones. 



17 Desmognathus nigra Green 

 Uniform black, with a very stout body, the stoutest in fact of our 



salamanders. 13 costal grooves. Length 6-7 inches. 



Found in Pennsylvania and may be taken in southern part of 



state in the mountains. Habits like those of D . fusca; found 



under the stones in cold springs and streams in the mountains ; very 



agile and not easily caught. 



