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laterally), and brown after preservation. The venter was slate gray with 
some white flecking on the chin. All juveniles from this locality possess 
gill buds, indicating recent transformation from the larval stage. The five 
specimens in the series measured (mm):SVL= 36.7-46.0 (x = 42.0); 
TL= 60. 1-78.6 (x = 70.4). These individuals were uniform black dorsally 
with a single lateral row of flecking. Their ventral surfaces were uniform 
slate gray and their ventrolateral margins were marked with a row of 
white spots. The Suffolk specimen is an older juvenile (SVL = 39.5 mm, 
TL=63.9 mm) with no gill buds; costal grooves 13/13; concentrated 
lateral flecking; and brown dorsum in preservative. 
The Suffolk specimen was found under a pine log on the side of a 
sawdust pile. Here the surrounding vegetation consists mainly of Red 
Maple, Acer rubrum, with some Loblolly pine, Pinus taeda, and oaks, 
Quercus spp. The Southampton County locality is a cutover and burned 
pinewoods flatland with secondary growths of cane, Arundinaria spp., 
seedling Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Red Maple. 
Throughout this area are ditches and pools that contain varying amounts 
of water. All Ambystoma mabeei found at this locality were taken during 
the day under pieces of paper or small logs in sandy areas adjacent to 
water. Both localities are similar to A. mabeei habitats described by 
Hardy (1969). 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. -We thank Wendy H. Mitchell for field 
assistance and Ronald I. Crombie, Carl H. Ernst, and George R. Zug for 
reading the manuscript. E. E. Brown, William M. Palmer, Albert E. San- 
ders, and Gerald K. Williarhson supplied locality data. James A. Red- 
mond assisted in the location of some obscure localities. 
LITERATURE CITED 
Hardy, Jerry D., Jr. 1969. Reproductive activity, growth, and movements of 
Ambystoma mabeei Bishop in North Carolina. Bull. Md. Herpetol. 
Soc. 5(2):65-76. 
, and J. D. Anderson. 1970. Ambystoma mabeei. CAT AMER 
AMPHIB REPT:81. 1-81.2. 
Palmer, William M., A. L. Braswell and D. L. Stephan. 1974. Noteworthy 
herpetological records from North Carolina. Bull. Md. Herpetol. Soc. 
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Accepted 5 March 1980 
