CLASS KEPTILIA. 



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. Salam andra 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 paratolds smooth, minutely punctuated; late- 

 ral line none ; toes very short webbed. 

 Salamandra variegata. Gray. Sal. platy dactyl us. Cuv. 

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



Sect. II. Amphipneusta. Not undergoing trans/or' 



motion. 



Gen. I. Pboteus. 

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



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