COMMON SMOOTH-NEWT. 



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URODELA. 



SALAMANDRA DJE. 



Genus, Lissotriton. Mihi. 



SMOOTH- NEWT. 



Generic Character. Tongue, teeth, and feet, as in the genus Triton. Skin 

 smooth ; two patches of pores on the head ; none on the back or sides. Dorso- 

 caudal crest continuous. 



COMMON SMOOTH-NEWT. 



SMALL NEWT, EFT, OR EVET. 



Specific Character. Dorso-caudal crest of the male festooned, very deep ; tail 

 tapering gradually to a point, without any appendage j hinder feet with the toes 

 free. 



Lacerta aquaiica, LINN. Syst. Nat. I. p. 370 (?) SHAW, Gen. Zool. III. 

 p. 298, t. Ixxxiii. 



