CLASS REPTILIA. ' 



Probably the following American species belong to this 



section. 

 Punctate Salamander. Salam. symetrica. Sal. punctata, 



Bechst. Lacep. ij. t. 10, f. 2. Tigerine Salamander. 



Salam. tigrina. Green. N. America. Two lined Sala- 

 mander. Salam. bislineata, Green, New Jersey. Red 



Salamander. Salem, rubra, Daud. Salam. rubiventris, Green. 



North America Variolated Salamander. Salam. vario- 



Jata, Gilliams. Jour. Sic. Nat. Philad. 1, t. J8, f. 1, Pen- 



sylvania. Cylindrical Salamander. Salam. cylindracea, 



Harlan. South Carolina. White faced Salamander. Sala 



mandra frontalis. Sal. sinciput-alba, Green. Brown Sala- 

 mander. Salamandra fusca, Green, Jour. Acad. Philad. 



New Jersey. Dorsal Salamander. Salamandra dorsalis, 



Harlan. South Carolina. Painted Salamander. Sala- 

 mandra picta, Harlan. Pensylvania. Yellow Salaman- 

 der. Salamandra flavissima, Harlan. Pensylvania. — — 

 Capt. Beechy's Salamander. Salamandra Beechii, Gray. 



Spotted Salamander. Salamandra maculata. Green. 



New Jersey. Mus. Brit. Brownish Salamander, Sala- 

 mandra subfusca, Green. New Jersey. Long Tail Sala- 

 mander. Salamandra longicaudata, Green. Black Sala- 

 mander. Salamandra nigra. Green. Pennsylvania. 



Green's Salamander. Salamandra Greeni, Gray. 



g. Skin and paratoids smooth, minutely/ punctuated ; late- 

 ral line none ; toes very short webbed. 

 Salamandra variegata. Gray. Sal. platydactylus. Cuv. 

 Mus. Paris. Brown, with irregular dorsal bands. Mexico. 



Sect. II. Amphipneusta. Not undergoing transfor- 

 mation. 



Gen. I. PROTiius. 



Gills free, persistent ; skull formed of several distinct bones ; 



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