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HERPETOLOGY. 



Class AMPHIBIA. 



Colli -lilooded vertebrata which hreath by means of gills, mostly external in the 

 early stage of life and deciduous, afterwards by lungs. Adults finless. A metamor- 

 phosis before reaching maturity. Two occipital condyles. Oviparous. External 

 reproductive organs none. No species are poisonous. 



Order nPHIOMORPHA. 



Body worm-like, long, cylindrical and limbless. Skin smooth, with annular folds. 

 Eyes rudimentary. The young do not pass through an aquatic career, but arc 

 provided with short gills, which soon disappear. In the adult one lung is only 

 developed, the other remaining rudimentary as in most snakes. 



Familij Cseciliidse. 

 EpicEnnu:, Wagler. 

 A small groove in front and below the eye near the labial mai-gin. 



E. GLUTIXOSUM. 



The labial groove incloses a short, slender, exsertile tentacle. Upper jaw 

 projecting. The eye distinctly seen beneath the transparent skin. From 280 to 320 

 transverse folds on tlie body and tail. Colour black, with a lateral yellow band on 

 either side. Grows to 15 inches. 



Inhabits South India, Java, Siam, Tenasserim and Arakan. 



E. MONOCHEOUM, Blccker. 



This species differs from the last in wanting the yellow side band, and has been 

 obtained in Singapore and may be found to range into Burma. 



Order URODELA. 



Tailed amphibia, with lizard-like bodies, and tails well developed. Eeet two or 

 four. Gills permanent or deciduous. 



Family Salamandridae. 



TrLOTniTON, Anderson. 



Teeth in both jaws. Skull surrounded in botli sexes by a prominent porous 

 ridge. Parutoids largo, auricular, flattened. A lateral line of porous glandular 

 knobs. A broad porous vertebial ridge. A permanent gular fold from paratoid to 

 paratoid. Tail long. Limbs well developed. Skin tubercular. Toes unwebbed, 

 4 to 5. 



