Amphibia,. [§4)temb^, 



tlRDEU III- 



jJatracian heftiles. 



Second Family, tailed batraciaxS. 

 Venii^ SALAMANDHA. 



^ALAMANDRA maculata. Cauda mediocri^ corpore 

 supra albidoy ocsllis subrotundis J^errugineisy subtus 

 albido. 



Brown -spotted Salamander . Length four or live iu- 

 clie?; tail about as long as tlie body^ tapering, slightly 

 compressed^ and pointi^d; snout rounded; back whitish^ 

 feprinkied with irregular, reddish -browti sj^ois*, beneath 

 ''.viiite; anterior /ee^ four-toed, posterior feet five-toed. 



Note. Individuals of this species vary much in size;> 

 ind in the number of spots. I have one about three in- 

 ches long, with the tail more compressed, and obtuscj, 

 than the above. 



S.fasciatd, Caucla mediocrl, corpore supra ferrur 

 ^ineOf fuscils transversis subcceruleis^ subtus cinereo. 



Banded S. Length between four and five inches; 

 ^ail about as long as the body, oval, tapering, and 

 pointed; S7iout rounded; back brown, marked with 

 transverse, irregular blue bands; upper part of the tail 

 brown, marked with light yellow spots; beneath asfe 

 %olour^ anterior /eei four-toed, posterior fi vetoed. 



