COMMON SMOOTH-NEWT. 



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MODEL A. 



SALAMANDRADJE. 



Genus, Lissotriton. Mihi. 



SMOOTH-NEWT. 



Generic Character. — Tongue, teeth, and feet, as in the genus Triton. Skin 

 smooth ; two patches of pores on the head ; none on the back or sides. Dorso- 

 caudal crest continuous. 



COMMON SMOOTH-NEWT. 



SMALL NEWT, EFT, OR EVET. 



Lissotriton punctatus. 



Specific Character. — Dorso-caudal crest of the male festooned, very deep ; tail 

 tapering gradually to a point, without any appendage ; hinder feet with the toes 

 free. 



Lacerta aquatica, Linn. Syst. Nat. I. p. 370 (?) Shaw, Gen. Zool. III. 



p. 298, t. lxxxiii. 



