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thickly dotted appearance; the abdomen is grayish, marbled 

 with darker gray. On some specimens the bright band on the 

 back is sprinkled with small gray dots, but these are so 

 minute that they scarcely produce a dull effect upon the color. 

 On occasional specimens these dots fuse together, forming a dull 

 line down the back, and imparting a resemblance to the markings 

 of many specimens of the Two-lined Salamander. From the 

 latter, however, the present species is at once distinguished by 

 its round tail. 



Range: The United States east of the Alississippi and southern 

 Canada. 



FIG. 8. THE SLIMY SALAMANDER 

 From specimen in New York Aquarium 



Local Distribution: Generally abundant in damp woods. 



This variety is commonly found with the typical form, and 

 occasionally under the same logs and stones with the Slimy 

 Salamander. 



The Slimy Salamander, PletJwdon glutinosns Green (Fig. 8), 



is of moderate size and rather slender, cylindrical form. The 



tail is round. Black above, thickly covered with ir- 



Salaman- regular grccnish-white, or lichen-gray spots, these often 



der. appearing like patches of silvery- dust. Different 



specimens show great variation in the size of the patches, some 



being blotched with the light color, while others might be said to 



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