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interocular space, which equals once and a half the 

 distance between the nostrils. The labial dentition is 

 more developed even than in 11. temporaria, the teeth 

 forming ^ or \ series, of which the second upper is 

 but narrowly interrupted in the middle ; the four 

 lower series are either all continuous and occupying 

 nearly the whole width of the lip, or the fourth is 

 broken up in the middle. A single series of papillae 

 on the lower labial edge. Tail obtuse, once and two- 

 thirds the length of the body, its depth about one- 

 third its length. 



Grey above, closely speckled with black, whitish 

 beneath ; muscular portion of the tail reticulated 

 with black ; caudal crests with small black spots or 

 arborescent markings. 



Total length, 48 mm.; body, 18; width of body, 

 12 ; tail, 30'; depth of tail, 10. 



Habitat. — This species was originally described 

 from the mountains of Greece. The first specimens 

 were obtained by von Oertzen at Musinitza, in the 

 Korax mountains, on the limit between Doris and 

 iEtolia, at an altitude of 5800 feet. I received 

 several larval specimens from Dr. Kriiper, which 

 came from the Parnassos, at an altitude of about 

 3000 feet. More recently my friend Mr. Norman 

 Douglass brought me from a journey to Greece several 

 specimens, which he collected on the hills above 

 Klimenti, in Northern Morea. 



There is no doubt that the specimens from the 

 mountains of Bosnia, referred by Boettger to B. 

 latastii, belong to this species, as pointed out by 

 Werner ; I have examined a male specimen from 

 Travnik submitted to me by Dr. F. Werner; and 

 another from Tajce, collected by Prof. E. Brandis, is 

 now in the British Museum. Werner obtained it 

 also from Montenegro, and Peracca has ascertained 

 its presence in the Apennines (Monte Morello, near 

 Florence, 2600 feet; Siena, 2600 feet; and Perugia), 

 where it occurs in company with R. agills. The 



