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SALAMANDRA HALDEMANI. 



Plate XXVIII. 



Characters. Head flattened above; snout rounded; body and tail pale yellow 

 above, slightly olive at the flanks, marked with dusky spots and blotches, disposed 

 somewhat in three irregular longitudinal series. 



Description. The head is of moderate size, a little flattened above, with the 

 snout rounded; the nostrils are anterior. The eyes are prominent and large, 

 with the pupil dusky, and the iris bright yellow. The neck is contracted. 



The body is cylindrical and slender; the anterior extremities are small, with 

 four fingers; the posterior are much larger, and sustain five toes. The tail is 

 longer than the body, slender and round, only a little compressed towards the 

 tip. 



Colour. The head and neck above are pale yellow; the lips are lighter, and 

 the throat yellowish-Avhite. The body above is straw colour, tinged with olive 

 at the flanks, and marked with numerous small dusky or brown blotches, variable 

 in size, and disposed without much order; the largest, however, are on the flanks; 

 the throat is pale yellow; the abdomen is of similar colour, with its central 

 portion strongly tinged with purple; the extremities are coloured like the back 

 above, but with fewer and smaller dusky spots, and are yellow below. 



Dimensions. Length of head and neck to anterior extremities, 7 lines; length 

 of body to vent, 1 inch G lines; length of tail, 1 inch 11 lines; total length, 4 

 inches. 



