90 



CCECILIID^!. 



Ccecilia bivittata, Cuv. R. A. 2nd ed., ii. p. 100. 



Epicrium hypocyanea, Waff I. Syst. Amph. p. 198 ; Tschudi, Batr. 



p. 90. 

 glutinosum, Bum. 8f Bibr. p. 286; Giinth. Rept. Brit. Ind. 



p. 441. 

 Rhinatrema bivittatum, Bum. 8f Bibr. p. 288, pi. 85. f. 4. 

 Ichthvophis glutinosus, Peters, Mon. Berl. Ac. 1879, p. 931, pi. — . 



f. 1-3. 

 beddomii, Peters, I. c. p. 932, pi. — . f. 4. 



Both rows of mandibular teeth well developed. Snout rounded; 

 the width of the head between the eyes equals the distance of the 

 eye from the end of the snout ; eye easily distinguishable ; tentacle 

 below and in front of the eye, generally much nearer the eye than 

 the nostril. Body subcylindrical, rather depressed, moderately 

 elongate, with very numerous (240 to 400) distinct circular folds, 

 angular on the belly. Tail very short though distinct, pointed. 

 Dark brown or bluish black ; a yellow band along each side of the 

 body, from the head to the tail. Total length 380 millim. ; greatest 

 diameter of body 14 millim. 



In the larva the head is fish-like, greatly resembling that of 

 Amphiuma, provided with much developed labial lobes ; the tongue 

 is extensively free in front, as in the larvae of Salamandridoe 

 and the Perennibranchiata. The tentacle-pit is either absent or 

 close to the eye. The latter is much more developed than in the 

 adult, about as much as in the Amphiumidce. I cannot find any 

 branchiae. The spiracula are large. The tail is much more distinct 

 than in the adult, strongly compressed, and finned above and be- 

 neath, the upper membrane extending somewhat in advance of the 

 vent. The circular folds are very indistinct in the youngest speci- 

 mens, become gradually more distinct as the animal grows. The 

 anal opening is a longitudinal cleft. 



East Indies. 



spec. 



ad. & 



Sir J. Banks [P.]. 



Sir J. E. Tennent [P]. 



Col. Beddome [C.]. 



T. O. Jerdon, Esq. [CI. 

 T. C. Jerdon, Esq. [C.]. 

 Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 

 Dr. Cantor. 

 M. Mouhot [C.]. 



Royal College of Sur- 

 geons [P.]. 

 — Samsbury, Esq. 



The examination of a large series of specimens of this species 

 collected by Col. Beddome in S.W. India shows that the characters 

 upon which /. beddomii was established by Prof. Peters do not hold 



a. Hgr. 



b-f, y, 7j, i-k, I. Ad., hgr., 



& larva. 

 m. Adult. 

 n. Adult, 

 o. Several 



hgr. 

 p-q. Hgr. 

 r. Adult. 

 s. Adult. 

 t-u. Hgr. & yg. 

 v. Adult. 



w-y. Hgr. & larva? 

 z. Adult, 



o. Adult. 



Ceylon. 

 Ceylon. 



Ceylon. 

 Wynaad. 



Nilgheiries. 



Darjeeling. 



Khassya. 



Khassya. 



Tenasserim. 



Siam. 



Matang. 



