34 SALAMANDRA SALMONEA. 



second and third longest. The posterior extremities are twice the size of the 

 anterior, and terminate in five toes, distinct, the third and fourth longest. 



Colour. The head is yellowish-brown above, and salmon-colour at the sides, 

 with a very bright salmon-coloured line extending from the nostril to the superior 

 part of the orbit of the eye. The upper jaw is pale salmon-colour, with a few 

 brown spots; the lower is nearly white, or palest flesh-colour. The chin and 

 throat are white. The upper surface of the body and tail is yellowish-brown, 

 with greyish marks; the flanks and sides of the tail are salmon-colour, with a 

 tinge of yellow; the thorax and abdomen are white; the under surface of the tail 

 is pale salmon-colour. The anterior extremities are yellowish-brown above and 

 clear white below; the posterior are of similar colour, both above and below. 



Dimensions. Length of head, 7 lines; length of body to vent, 2? inches; tail 

 beyond the vent, 2£ inches: total, 65 inches. 



Habits. But little is known of the habits of the Salamandra salmonea; it was 

 first observed on land, in a moist situation, among the mountains of Vermont, by 

 Dr. Binncy, who kept it alive for nearly a year, feeding it on flies, which it 

 devoured very greedily. 



Geographical Distribution. This Salamander seems peculiar to the moun- 

 tainous parts of our country. Dr. Binney found it in Vermont; Dr. Dekay 

 observed it in Essex county, New York; and M. Cabanis, a Prussian naturalist, 

 procured me several specimens among the mountains of South Carolina. 



General Remarks. To my friend Dr. Storer, of Boston, I am indebted for 

 the description of the Salamandra salmonea. 



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