Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 
W. C. ('OKER, President 
J. E. LATTA, Vice-President 
A. S. WHEELER, Rec Sec. F. P. VENABLE, 
Editors ok the Journal: 
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W. O. COKER 
E. V. HOWELL, ARCHIBALD HENDERSON 
CONTENTS 
Artificial Key to the Species of Snakes and Lizards which are 
Found in North Carolina.— C. S. Bnmley 
The Salamanders of North Carolina. — C. S. Brimley 
A Key to the Species of Frogs and Toads Liable to Occur in North 
Carolina. -t-C & Brimley 15 
On Some Phenomena of Coalescence and Regeneration in Sponges. 
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5 — H. V- Wilson .- 16 
Fishes of North Carolina; A Review.— Josph Hyde Pratt 17 
Reviews 
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University of North- -Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. & 
