17. SPELEBPES. 73 



19. Spelerpes variegatus. 



Oedipus variegatus. Gray, Cat. p. 48. 

 ? Oedipus platydactylus (Cuv.), Tschudi, Batr. p. 93. 

 Salamandra variegata, Gray in Griff. A. K. ix. p. 107. 

 Bolitoglossa mexicana, part., Du?n. 8f Bihr. pi. 104. fig. 1. 

 Geotriton carbonarius, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 373. 

 Oedipus salvinii, Gray, Ann. 8f Mag. N. H. (4) ii. p. 297. 



carbonarius, Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1869, p. 103. 



Spelerpes variegatus, Strauch, Salarn. p. 84. 



salvinii, Strauch, I.e. 



sp., Miiller, Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel, vi. p. 645, pi. 3. figs. C, D. 



Series of palatine teeth extending outwards beyond the choanae, 

 separated from the paraspbenoid teeth ; latter forming a single patch, 

 with or without a distinct notch posteriorly. Head small, longer 

 than broad, depressed ; snout rounded, slightly truncated ; eyes 

 moderately large. Body elongate, measuring thrice and a half to 

 thrice and two thirds the distance from tip of snout to gular fold. 

 Limbs weak ; digits very short, entirely united ; no carpal or tarsal 

 tubercles. Tail cylindrical, generally longer than head and body. 

 Skin smooth, shining, porous ; no parotoids ; a distinct gular fold ; 

 twelve or thirteen costal grooves. Black ; back and head generally 

 yellow (red ?), or with yellow spots or bands. 



Total length 175 184 millim. 



From snout to cloaca .... 84 88 „ 



Head 14 15 



Width of head 12 13 



Fore limb 20 19 



Hind limb 20 20 



Tail 91 96 „ 



Central America. 



The specimens may be referred to the following varieties of color- 

 ation : — 



A. Blackish brown, with two longitudinal yellow bands. 



a. cf , bleached. Mexico. (Type.) 



B. Blackish brown ; head, back, and upper surface of tail yellow, 



with or without a few small black spots. 



b. S- Mexico. (Type.) 

 e. § . Mexico. 



d-f. 2 & hgr. Mexico. M. Salle" [C.]. 



g-h. $ ? & hgr. Cordilleras. 



i. 2 • City of Mexico. Mr. Doorman [C.]. 



k. 2 • Orizaba. 



I. Yg. Jalapa. Mr. Hoege [C.]. 



C. Blackish brown ; head, back, and upper surface of tail yellow, 



with large irregular black spots, with a very narrow white 

 margin. 



m. <$. Guatemala. O. Salvin, Esq. [C.]. 



(Type of Oedipus salvinii.} 

 n. 2 - Guatemala. O. Salvin, Esq. [C.]. 



