VERTEBRATA 



Urodela: Salamanders 



This order is characterized by the presence of a tail. 

 The neivt (Diemyctylus viredescens) may be seen from 

 March to December in quiet ponds of water and captured 



FIG. 229. Photograph of large blunt-nosed salamander fouad under a stone at the 

 water's edge, One third natural size. 



FIG. 230. Photograph of Amblysloma opacum half natural size. 



with the net for the aquarium. It relishes bits of beef 

 and earthworms, and will devour a hundred mosquito 

 larvae daily. 



