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the throat; some individuals vary from the type in the following 
particulars. The pigment spots on the back may be large and close 
together, sometimes coalescing along the mid-dorsal line to form 
irregular V-shaped marks; or small, very numerous and regularly 
spaced; the entire ventral surface may be more or less conspicu- 
ously pigmented. These are probably variations due, in part, to 
age. On the other hand, the specimens collected at lower altitudes 
in North Carolina present certain characters which may prove of 
subspecific value when a larger series is available for comparison. 
These characters may be summarized briefly as follows: The aver- 
age size is considerably below that of the high mountain forms; the 
underparts, including the throat, are entirely lacking in pigment, 
the lower lip only being narrowly margined; the sides of the head 
below and in front of the eyes are less strongly pigmented and 
finally, the tail is usually less pigmented distally, particularly on 
the lower half of the sides. As mentioned above, all adult speci- 
mens from the summit of Mount Mitchell are pigmented below, the 
extent apparently depending on the age of the animal. The larger 
specimens from lower altitudes are certainly mature and exceed in 
size the smaller individuals from higher levels but lack entirely the 
pigmentation of the venter. 
The specimens collected on Mount Mitchell were found by turn- 
ing the large flat stones in the bed or along the margins of Step- 
rock creek. On the morning of October 22d I was fortunate to 
find a large female guarding her young which were just ready to 
hatch from the gelatinous envelops attached to the under side of a 
large stone in comparatively still water. The eggs had apparently 
been attached separately when laid, like those of Eurycea bis- 
lineata, but at the time of discovery, disintegration of the gela- 
tinous coverings and absorption had so far advanced that an area 
about 7 by 8 inches was entirely covered by a thick layer of jelly. 
Close examination showed that the individual larvae were inclosed 
by envelops one-half to three-quarters of an inch in diameter. 
A dozen larvae were collected as they wriggled out of the jelly mass 
and made their way into the water. 
A newly hatched larva is slender and delicate with a ground color 
of pale lavender marked with small flecks of light yellow. A nar- 
row median line slightly darker, extends from the head to the hind 
legs. The head is somewhat darker than the body and marked 
above with an indistinct Y-shaped mark which originates at the 
back and sends a branch to each eye. The eyes are black and appar- 
ently not completely functional ; the lips are well formed. A definite 
