SALAMANDRA JEFFERSONIANA.—Green. 
Plate XIV. 
Cuaracrers. Head very large; eyes full and prominent; body long, cylindrical, 
light brown above, marked with azure spots; tail length of body, compressed and 
pointed at the tip. 
Synoyymes. Salamandra Jeffersoniana, Green, Maclurian Lyceum, p. 4. — 
Salamandra Jeffersoniana, Harlan, Med. and Phys. Res., p. 98. 
Descrivtion. The head is very large, with the snout rounded and full. The 
mouth is large; the tongue is small, round, pediculated, though slightly attached 
anteriorly. ‘The palate is armed with numerous minute teeth, that make a trans- 
verse row back of the posterior nares, and with two longitudinal series reaching 
to the posterior extremity of the palate. 
The nostrils are near the snout. The eyes are remote and prominent, with 
both pupil and iris entirely black. The neck is contracted, and has a well 
marked transverse fold at the throat. 
The body is elongated, cylindrical; the tail is as long as the body, round, and 
tapering to near its extremity, which is compressed and pointed. 
The extremities are well developed; the anterior are provided with four fingers; 
the posterior with five toes, all remarkably long. 
Cotour. The whole animal above “is dusky-brown, interspersed with beautiful 
