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be finely speckled therewith. Lead color beneath, on which dtill 

 surface many specimens show numerous white dots. This species 

 somewhat resembles the Marbled Salamander, but may be dis- 

 tingviished therefrom by its round tail and more numerous spots. 

 It is, moreover, a more slender creature. The neck is much nar- 

 rower than the head, causing the latter to look broad and flat, as 

 in the larger salamanders {Amhly stoma). Total length, 5 inches; 

 length of tail, 2\ inches. 



Range: From Canada to Florida and westward to Texas. 



Local Distribution: General and common. It is particularly 

 abundant on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, along the 

 Palisades. 



When handled, this salamander exudes through the skin a 

 whitish mucus that adheres persistently, hence the technical 

 name, glntinosns, and the common one. Slimy Salamander. It 

 is a common species, preferring hilly or mountainous districts, 

 where it leads an entirely terrestrial life, hiding under stones and 

 logs in thickly timbered places, whence it issues at night or in 

 rainy weather. 



The Two-lined, or Yellow -backed. Salamander, Spelerpes 

 hilincatns Green (Fig. g), is a small, slender form, with flat tail. 



Yellowish on the back, which color is bordered on each ^ ,. , 



Two-lined, 

 side with a band of dark gray, brown or black. These or Yellow- 

 bands start from behind the eye and extend down the backed, 

 tail. Beneath the bands the color is pale yellow, pro- Salaman- 

 fusely sprinkled with dark spots. The broad, yel- 

 lowish band, covering the back is often spotted with dark gray 

 or brown, and on some specimens the spots run together down the 

 back forming a narrow, dark line. The entire under surface is 

 bright and immaculate yellow. The body is cylindrical; the 

 tail decidedly compressed. Total length, 3f inches; length of 

 tail, i|- inches; diameter of body, \ inch. 



Distribution: General, very abundant in the beds of rocky 

 brooks. 



Range: From Maine to Florida, and westward to the Missouri 

 River. 



The Two-lined Salamander is an extremely active species. It 



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