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Title: Aquatic life
Identifier: aquaticlife319171918baus (find matches)
Year: 1917-1918 (1910s)
Authors: Bausman, Joseph E
Subjects: Aquariums; Fish culture
Publisher: Philadelphia : J. E. Bausman
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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*' Trie Slim)) Salamander ; DR. R. W. 5HUFELDT, C. M. Z. 5.
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The Slimj) Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus); natural size. Reproduced from a photograph of the li\)ing specimen by the author On the evening of May lotli, 1917. at a regular meeting of The; Aquarium Society of Washington. Mr. Titus Ulke exhibited a very beautiful specimen of the Slimy Salamander (P. glutino- sus), which he had collected at Har- per's Ferry, Va., a few days before. Mr. Ulke kindly loaned me this specimen for a day or so, and during that time I suc- ceeded in obtaining some very excellent photographs of it; one of these is here shown to illustrate my notes. It will be observed that this specimen presents very unusual markings for the species, the white speckling on the upper parts being very numerous. However, the Slimy vSalamander is known to show great variation in this particular, some individuals being like the one in the cut, others having very few fine speckles, while still others are blotched with the light color marking. Sometimes the speckling is moderately continued onto the ventral aspect of the animal, where the general color is of a deep lead color or stone gray ; for the rest, it is a rich black, as shown in the cut. The tail is round; the eyes conspicuously promi- nent, the species being a slender one of moderate size. This specimen measured about five inches in length, half of which being de- voted to the tail. This Salamander has rather a wide range, being found from southern Canada to Florida and west- ward to include Texas. In some sections

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