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regularity of its color pattern. Total length, 7^ inches; length 

 of tail, 3I inches; width of head, \ inch. 



Range: Eastern and central North America. 



Local Distribution: Sparing, in damp woods. 



The eggs are deposited early in the spring in ponds and small 

 streams. They resemble the spawn of frogs. The adult may be 

 found under logs and stones in thinly timbered sections. Like 

 the other species of this genus, this salamander will live for years 

 in the vivarium. 



FIQ. 4. THE TIGER SALAMANDER 

 From specimen in New York Zoological Park 



The Tiger Salamander, Amhly stoma tigrinum Green (Fig. 4), is 

 a large species with stout body, flat head and compressed tail. 

 Ground color above, dark brown or gray (sometimes Tiger 



black), thickly covered with large, irregular, yellowish Salaman- 

 blotches. The blotches predominate and impart a '^^''" 



marbled appearance to the animal. On the lower portions of the 

 sides the yellow is present in the form of round spots, or scattered 

 blotches, and the ground color is lighter. The chin is thickly 

 marked with yellow, but little of the color is apparent on the 

 abdomen, which is gray. The intensity of the markings depends 

 much upon the age of the individual. Very old specimens show 

 a faint pattern and in some lights appear to be of a dull, uniform 



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