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miniatus of the common variety) is reddish brown, lacks the 

 membranous expansions of the tail, and has minutely gran- 

 ulate skin. The single example of this form collected has 

 the characteristic subdorsal lines less interrupted than usual. 



In the following list of measurements the length of the body 

 is the distance from the tip of the snout to the posterior limit 

 of the anal protuberance : 



Length of body 30 mm. 



1. 

 2. 

 3- 

 4- 

 5. 

 6. 



7- 

 8. 



9- 

 10. 

 1 1 . 



12. 



T 3- 

 14. 



15. 



32 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 



T, 

 2, 

 3- 



A- 

 5- 

 6. 



7- 



8. 



9- 

 10. 

 1 r. 

 1 2. 



13' 

 14, 



15 



Length of tail 



. . 27 mm. 



••3i " 



••31 " 



••34 " 



36.5 " 



..26 " 



••35 " 



••35 " 



..40 " 



..36 " 



••37 " 



••37 " 



..38 « 



••39 " 



••37 " 



38 



This triton occurs abundantly in shallow pools near Wil- 

 mington, North Carolina. Numerous examples (including the 



