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Paul De Benedictis
1960
Pseudoeurycea belli
Sept. 4 14.4 mi W (by Mex. 15) of the west boundary Mexico City, Mexico, Mex. (T. Papenfuss - M.H. Eudcy collectors) - (copy) - "2 adults of this species were found in about an hour's collecting.
Both were under large boulders 2'x3'x2'
thick. The rocks were on the wet ground,
15'-25' from a fast moving stream 3' wide
and 8"-2' deep. There were ponds in the stream.
The soil in area was damp to muddy from recent
rain, the stream ran through an open meadow
covered with grass 2"- 8" tall. There were no
trees or shrubs. The nearest forest was 1/4
miles distant. Here the forest was a dense
pine forest.
# 92. ♂. Snout-vent 3 1/4", tail 2 1/2".
Dorsal ground color, black, (1) paler beneath. (2)
A large salmon (3) blotch on each occipit,
a single middorsal blotch of the same color on
the nape, followed by 16 pairs of dorsal spots,
1 pair on each body segment to the tail constructor.
Tail black, uniform, Eye uniform black.
# 93. ♀. Snout-vent 3 1/8", tail broken. Same as
above, but 1st 1/2 set of spots fused to from a "Y", and
spots lighter, as in chip. No mental gland.