AMPHIBIANS. 21 



(L^ Costal "Tooves 12. r>ack dark brown 

 Willi large iiTcgular yellow spots. 

 Body and head stont. IMantar 



tubercles well developed 



Aml.)}jHi(}in<i tUjrlnuiu, p. 20. 



d". ('ostal grooves 11. Body and head 

 broad. Back black with series of 

 bright yellow spots on each side of 

 vertebral colnmn. Xo ])lantar 

 tubercles. Transverse line of teeth 

 in three parts, central se})arated 

 from the lateral by a slight inter- 

 val; central patch usually straight 

 but may curve forwai'd in the mid- 

 dle. Anihij.stoina pinictatiun, p. 28. 



d\ Costal grooves 12. Back bluish 

 black, uniform or with pale blue 

 spots. Head and body slender. 

 No plantar tubercles. Teeth in 

 four patches, the two central in a 



nearly straight line 



.Amhi/sfonia jcffersoiiiamiin. p. 30. 

 Parasphenoid teeth present. Body cylindri- 

 cal. Tail round, tapering to tip. PlctJw- 

 (lontidae. 



d^ Color brownisli black, usually with 

 a broad red or asliy dorsal band. 

 Bodv slender. Inner toes rudi- 

 mentary. Costal grooves 1(1 to 10. 

 . . . .PJcthodon crijihrouotus, p. 32. 



d". Color light brown spotted with dark, 

 a lighter stripe down the back. 

 Under surface yellowish white with 

 dark inky spots. Body slender. 

 Four toes on each foot. Tail verv 

 long, separated from the body by 

 a distinct depression. Costal 



grooves 13 



. . .HcniifJacfijliiiDi scutatinn. p. 34. 



