. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. November, 1961 Smith: Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois 57. Fig. 45.—An adult Pletliodon glutinosits gltttinosus from Richland County, Illinois. The groundcolor is black; the dots are milky white. Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus (Green) Slimy Salamander Salamandra gliitinosa Green 1818:357 (type locality: vicinity of Princeton, New Jersey). Plethodon glutinosus, Yarrow 1882a: 155. Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus, Bishop 1943: 250. Diagnosis.—A medium-sized terrestrial salamander (largest Illinois specimen 167 mm. in total length), fig. 45, black
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. November, 1961 Smith: Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois 57. Fig. 45.—An adult Pletliodon glutinosits gltttinosus from Richland County, Illinois. The groundcolor is black; the dots are milky white. Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus (Green) Slimy Salamander Salamandra gliitinosa Green 1818:357 (type locality: vicinity of Princeton, New Jersey). Plethodon glutinosus, Yarrow 1882a: 155. Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus, Bishop 1943: 250. Diagnosis.—A medium-sized terrestrial salamander (largest Illinois specimen 167 mm. in total length), fig. 45, black or blue- black above, with white flecks; usually frosted with white or silvery white on lower sides and uniformly black or black with occa- sional light flecks below; 14 to 15 costal grooves; usually 1 to 4 costal folds between toe tips of adpressed limbs; 12 to 22 vomer- ine teeth; tail of adult usually slightly longer than snout-vent length, and often lighter ventrallv than belly. Table 14.—Geographic variation in Illinois Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus. Figures in parentheres are numbers of specimens. Characteristic Wabash Border (15) Southern Division (17j Shawnee Hills (15.) Randolph and Monroe Counties (15) Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Snout-vent length (mm.) Total length (mm.). Tail length as per- centage of total length Combined vomerine tooth count Folds between toes of adpressed limbs. 107-167 14-23 100-143 11-20 1-3H 114-163 15-22 2-3y2 123-156 12-22 1-3^ Per Cent of Specimens Per Cent of Specimens Per Cent of Specimens Per Cent of Specimens Costal grooves 14 . Costal grooves 15 . Lateral blotches. Small spots 80 20 67 33 24 76 47 53 0 100 60 40 20 80 93 7. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of the
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