SALAMANDRA MACULOSA. 255 



and in Sardinia is said to be the only species known. 

 Was observed by the French Expedition to the Morea near 

 Modou. 



Family SALAMANDRIDiE. SALAMANDERS 

 AND NEWTS. 



Gills present only in the Tadpole state ; body elongated ; 

 legs four in number ; fore-feet with four toes ; hind-feet 

 generally A\dth five ; tail present in the adult as well as 

 in the Tadpole. 



Genus SALAMANDRA. 



The tongue almost circular, but slightly oval, free at its 

 edges ; palatal teeth more or less hooked, placed in two 

 longitudinal rows ; generally with glandular swellings on 

 each side of the head ; four toes on the fore-feet, five on 

 the hinder ; tail rounded, conical. 



Salamandra maculosa. 



Salmnandra maculosa, Dum. et Bib. vol. ix. p. 52 ; Schinz, Europ. 

 Faun. vol. ii. p. 58 ; Buon. Faun. Ital. (figured). 



Description. — Body black, with large yellow marks iiTe- 

 gularly disposed on the head, back, and sides, as well as 

 on the legs and tail ; these marks varj^ much in size, num- 

 ber, and brightness of colour ; the outhne of the snout is 

 much rounded ; nostrils near the tip, and veiy small ; the 

 skin in general is warty; along the centre of the back 

 runs a shallow furrow, in which each vertebra may be 

 distingTiished ; on each side of the back are pores in pairs, 

 and placed with some regularity; along each flank is a row 

 of twelve porous warts ; the warts on the body are also 

 porous, and emit, when the animal is pressed by the hand, 



