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VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY 



the whole of central, southern, and western Europe. It lives under 

 moss or rotten leaves, in cracks in the ground or in the roots of old 

 trees; in fact, in almost any moist place. It is about the same size 



FIG. 112. Group of Urodela. A, Salamandra maculosa (after Lydekker.) 

 B, Axolotl larva of Amblystoma tigrinum; C, female and D, male of Triton 

 cristatus (male in nuptial dress) x 2 / 3 . (After Gadow.) 



as Amblystoma and resembles it in form and habit. The color pattern 

 is also similar, with its black groundwork and yellow spots. Fire 

 salamanders are poisonous, as is shown by the quick death of bull- 

 frogs, snakes, or warm-blooded animals that have eaten them; the 



