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BULLETIN 5.S, IGNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



tip, the lower one parallel with the upper until near the tip, toward 

 which it ascends rapidty; thirteen very distinct costal grooves which 

 are continuous across the belly; median dorsal groove not distinct; 

 parotoid gland large, flat, distinct; a distinct groove from posterior 

 angle of eye to the groove in front of the parotoid, continuing over 

 the gland antl behind the latter, joining the gular fold; vent a longi- 

 tudinal slit with several lateral folds posteriorly, borders swollen. 

 Color (in alcohol), top of head and a broad dorsal band extending the 

 wliole length of the tail, as well as the legs above, tawny-olive; sides 

 and entire under surface dirty pale olive-buff ; an irregular blackish 

 streak bordering the dorsal band from behind the eye to the tip of the 

 tail ; sides of body and tail below this streak blotched and variegated 



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36 



Figs. 3:J-38.— Salamandrella keyserlingii. 2 x nat. size. 33, top of head; 34, side of head; 3.5, 

 OPEN mouth; 36, section of tail at end of basal third; 37, hand; 38, foot. No. 22594 U.S.N. M. 



with blackish; on the middle line of the back a more or less contin- 

 uous series of blackish dots bifurcating on the nape; on the head 

 numerous similar dots; underside irregularly mottled with dusky. 



THviensinns. 



mm. 



Total length 124 



Tip of snout to gular fold 15 



Gular fold to anterior angle of vent 54 



Anterior angle of vent to t ip of tail 55 



Width of h(>ad 10 



Fore leg 16 



Hind leg 18 



Height of tail a head-length from vent 6 



Width of tail a head-length from vent 4 



