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The tongue seem? to vary considerably, but is usually small and 

 appears retractile into a sheath. 



The type shows a somewhat different color: light chocolate; 

 irregular dark mid-dorsal and dorso-lateral streaks., the latter con- 

 tinuing onto tail: mottled with darker below dorso-lateral streak; 

 middorsal area darker chocolate color. 



Remarks: U. S. X. M. No. 10995 was sent from the Paris Museum 



- a "Type." with the locality "Kiang-si." The types of Salaman- 



drella sinensis having come from Moupin. Sze-Chuan. and there being 



no other record of this species from Kiang-si. it seems probable that 



this specimen actually came from Moupin. 



M. C. Z. 2848 is in poor preservation, and is the only male I have 

 seen. Hence I am not inclined to lay too much stress upon its peculi- 

 arities. But the possibility should be kept in mind that this specimen 

 may belong to another species. It was taken "walking over a bed of 

 damp moss among the stunted spruces and firs at the very limit of tree 

 growth. There was no pond or stream of running water near by." 

 I Barbour 1912. The appearance of the tail would lead one to suspect 

 less aquatic proclivities than those of the other specimens with their 

 very broad, flat tails. 



I doubt very much whether this animal is more allied to Ranodon 

 than to Hynobms. The peculiar sole modification occurs elsewhere 

 only in Paehypalaminus boulengeri of Hondo. The dentition is that 

 of Ranodon, but such a weakening of the prevomers might well occur 

 twice. 



t nless there are two species included in the above account,, there 

 is no close relative, and the animal stands isolated. The occasional 

 resemblance in color to H. keyserlingii (seen in the described cotype', 

 the lack of the fifth toe in both, and the fact that keyserlingii has 



