Courtship and Spermatophore of Plethodon jordani metcalfi

In general, the courtship of P. j. metcalfi follows the pattern described by Noble and Brady (1930) for plethodontid salamanders. Furthermore, the pattern observed in the field was found to correspond rather closely to that displayed by captive specimens. A generalized courtship pattern for P. j. metcalfi appears in Figures 1 and 2. These figures represent the more usual positions assumed during courtship and were drawn from numerous field sketches. The figures do not, however, include the many variations as observed in the details of courtship. The male usually approaches the female and executes a series of nosing movements using his snout and nasolabial grooves. The male then places his mental gland and nasolabial grooves in contact with the side, back, or more often the tail of the female and executes a foot dance in which the limbs are