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seldom tries to leave the aquarium. While 

 it is a fairly rapid swimmer and can be very 

 lively, it will often remain motionless for a 

 long while, hanging on to, or resting on a 

 plant. If removed from the water and 

 placed in the terrarium it will live for years, 

 apparently without suffering in the least 

 under the change. As it is remarkably 

 hardy and modest in its requirements, 

 whether in the aquarium or in the terrarium, 

 we cannot recommend it too highly. 



The Red Salamander {Spelerpes ruber) is 

 one of the most interesting members of the 

 tribe. It is rather difficult to describe as to 

 its color, since it varies greatly under the 

 influence of climatic and local conditions. 

 The specimens from which this description 

 was made, came from the south. The color 

 above is light brown, bearing many small 

 round blackish spots not very sharply de- 

 fined and varying in size. Sides and belly 

 are light vermilion, but while the sides 

 still show a few of the dark spots, they 



