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l''rciiii wlmiii ifci'ivi'il. 



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Salriii, N.C 



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Var.BoREALls.— No. tT.Tj; nincsiK'. • .'ii.s Kviii-ha^ro Lak(',Uqii:i.ssa, 

 Mo., 185L'; Dr. C. (Jirard; alcoliolic. 



Form CiRUlflEKA.— No. 47.34; twosiH'cinuMi.s; Soiitlioni States (La.f); 

 Br. F. Baclio; alcoliolic. 



.Sl'KLKUrivS LONGlCAUnrS Grooii. 



(I'lati ■lr;\\'^^. l-;t; \\\ lij;. 11.) 



Baird, .lourn. Ar. I'liila. (J) i, p. '2-^7: ('^^\,w, I'mc. Ac I'liila,, IHii'.t, p. 107; 

 StriUicli, .Siilaiii., p. ri-,>; dray, Cat. Ualr. (Irail. Hiil. .Mum., t-d. i, p. i:?; 

 JIallowi'll, .Journ. Ac. I'liila., IV, p. :tir.; I{i>iik'iio,.r, Cat. ISatr. (iiad. 

 Ihit. MllH.,t>tl. II, l■^^\.^ II. liJ. 



Salamamha loiigiraiKht (irccii. Jmirii. Ac. I'liila.. i. p. ;!.'il : li.illir., N. A. Ilcrp., v, p. 



Cil, ri. lit: iv Kay, N. V. Kami.. Kept.. 1>. T-. I'l. 17, li;;. 11. 

 Spcln-jwn liinfmjn Kaliii., Atlaiit. .I.iiini. i. 1-:W, p. ti (liile Hainl). 

 Ci/Undrosiimd loiiijiciiii(lii 'I'scliiidi, Mali'., |i. 'Xi. 

 CyliiKh-osoma hniijiiitiuhxtiim Dmii. iV liilir., p. 7>. 



This .species i.s .sU'iKlt'r and i'loii};ato(l; (lie head llalteiied and iiiiudi 

 depressed; the body depies.sed; the tail compressed troni the hase, and 

 considerably loii{;er than the rest of the animal. 



The surface of the skin, thoii^di smooth, shows everywhere shallow 

 pits under the niicro.scope, and closely a;;<;lomeratcd granules, the ends 

 of glands, which probably secrete a milky Juice. 1 have not made out 

 any satisfactory indications of itatclies of pores on (op of the head, 

 althoiijjh (hen^ are .some on the chin. 



The head is liattened, tlioii;;li not wedj;e-sliaped, qiiile jdaiie above, and 

 twice as wide as dee]). It is longer (liaii wide, the n|»i>er Jaw overlapping 

 the lower, especially anteriorly; the ninz/le is triangular, broadly trim, 

 cated anteriorly. There is a slij^ht swellin;,^ in the upper lip on each .sitlo 

 of the muzzle, impar(iii}j^ an eniar^finated or (loncavc appear.ince (o the 

 front view of the month, and a concavity to (he lateral outline, wliicdi 

 liosteriorly i»as.scs into a conve.K curv«'. There is a sli}.;ht narrowing; of 

 the lower jaw (o (it into the eiiiar<;ination Just referred (o. 



The ton;;iie is elliptical, rather lonj;-er (ban wide, inserted on tho up- 

 perpartof thee.\(remity of a jirotractile pedecil; it has no other attacli- 

 meut whatever. The palatine teeth form a short arc which bejfins bo- 



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