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SALAMANDRA GRANULATA.—De Kay. 
Plate XX. 
Cuaracters. Head large; body elongated, cylindrical; tail round, slender, 
slightly longer than the body and head; skin granulated, greenish slate-colour 
above, varied with grey and brown beneath. 
Synonyme. Salamandra granulata, De Kay, New York Fauna, vol. ii. 
Descrietion. The head is large, flattened, and smooth above, sub-truncate or 
rounded in front. The tongue is pediculated. The eyes are prominent, with the 
upper margins of the orbit very projecting. The neck is contracted, with the 
gular fold very distinct. 
The body is elongated, cylindrical, and covered with a granulated skin; that 
under the lens exhibits the appearance of chagreen. ‘The tail is long, slender, 
very slightly compressed, and ending in a slender, acute point. 
The anterior extremities are very small, with four minute fingers; the posterior 
are much larger, and sustain five toes. 
Cotour. The colour of the whole animal above is a lustrous dark greenish- 
slate, of a uniform hue. The chin and throat are mottled grey; the gular fold 
is a soiled white, and the abdomen is mottled with brown and grey; the tail below 
is uniform ashen-grey; the soles of the feet white. “These colours must be 
received with some reserve, as they were taken from a specimen preserved in 
