360 APPENDIX. 
Cuass or BATRACHIANS. 
[The following additional species have been lately taken within our limits. 
The descriptions are furnished by Dr. Stejneger.] 
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504b. Plethodon zeneus (Cope). Costal grooves 13 ; palatine 
teeth very oblique, not extending externally to inner nares; inner 
toes rudimentary. Black with large green blotches and spots. 
Has been found in Tenn. and Lee Co., Va. (Lat., brassy.) 
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508 b. Spelerpes maculicaudus (Cope). Costal grooves 13; 
palatine teeth not confluent with sphenoid patches; tail nearly 14 
times as long as rest of body; vermilion red above, irregularly 
spotted with dark brown; sides of tail similarly spotted, not barred. 
L. 152 mm. Ind. to Mo. 
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260 b. Typhlotriton Stejneger. Family Desmognathide. 
Eyes concealed under the continuous skin of the head. (ru@dés, 
blind; tpirov, salamander.) 
512b. T. spelzeus Stejneger. Costal grooves 16; tail slightly 
compressed, not finned ; vomerine teeth in two v-shaped series with 
the curvatures directed forward; gular fold strong, very concave 
anteriorly ; color uniform pale. L. 93 mm. Rock House Cave, 
Mo. (Lat., of the cave.) 
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Chorophilus triseriatus. Dr. Hay considers this only as a sub- 
species of Ch. nigritus (Le Conte), the other subspecies found in 
the territory covered by the Manual being Ch. nigritus feriarum 
(Baird). He distinguishes the two forms as follows: 
al, Snout shorter; width of head in the length 3 to 3.25 times; 
heel reaching to front of orbit; length of body in total length of 
hind leg, from 1.40 to 1.70; color ash or brownish ; eyelids involved 
in median stripe, three parallel stripes above, seldom interrupted. 
East U. S, to Illinois. Ch. n. feriarum. 
a?, Snout drawn out; width of head in length 3.5 to 3.6 times; 
heel reaching only to tympanic disc; length of body in total length 
of hind leg, 1.24 to 1.50 times; color ash to brown, with three 
parallel dark stripes, the median often forking behind; a distinct 
spot on each eyelid. N. J. to N. Mex. and Idaho. Ch, n. 
riseriatus. 
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520 b. Hyla cinerea (Schneider) (= H. carolinensis Giinther). 
Fingers not webbed ; toes 4 webbed; vomerine teeth between 
