AMPHIBIA. 

 ORDER, URODELA. 



FAMILY, SALAMANDRID.E. 



1. Triton vittatus. (Gray. P. Z. S., 1858, p. 140.) Banded Newt. 



Dr. F. Miiller found this widely distributed Newt near Beyrout. 

 It is an inhabitant of Europe and Egypt. 



ORDER, ANURA. 



FAMILY, BUFONID.F:. 



2. Bufo viridis. Laur. Syn. Rept, pp. 27 and in, pi. i. Green 

 Toad, 



This Toad swarms in multitudes in all moist places. There is a curious 

 variety I obtained on the shores of the Dead Sea, with numerous spine, 

 like, very large, and prominent tubercles. Other specimens from the same 

 locality are smooth, or provided with flat tubercles only. It is most 

 variable in coloration. I have found individuals quite unspotted ; others 

 are marbled, or with spots, larger or smaller. 



Biifo viridis Is found in South-east Europe, in all North Africa, in- 

 cluding the Sahara ; and In Western Asia as far as Persia. East of the 

 Himalayas it Is replaced by other species. 



I follow Dr. Giinther and Boulenger in uniting B. pantherhms and 

 B. variabilis (both of which are stated to be found in Palestine) as races 

 or varieties of B. viridis. 



