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SALAMANDRA JEFFERSONIANA.— Green. 



Plate XIV. 



Characters. Head very large; eyes full and prominent; body long, cylindrical, 

 light brown above, marked with azure spots; tail length of body, compressed and 

 pointed at the tip. 



Stnontmes. Salamandra Jeffersoniana, Green, Maclurian Lyceum, p. 4. 

 Salamandra Jeffersoniana, Harlan, Med. and Phys. Res., p. 9S. 



Description. The head is very large, with the snout rounded and full. The 

 mouth is large; the tongue is small, round, pediculated, though slightly attached 

 anteriorly. The palate is armed with numerous minute teeth, that make a trans- 

 verse row back of the posterior nares, and with two longitudinal series reaching 

 to the posterior extremity of the palate. 



The nostrils are near the snout. The eyes are remote and prominent, with 

 both pupil and iris entirely black. The neck is contracted, and has a well 

 marked transverse fold at the throat. 



The body is elongated, cylindrical; the tail is as long as the body, round, and 

 tapering to near its extremity, which is compressed and pointed. 



The extremities are well developed; the anterior are provided with four fingers; 

 the posterior with five toes, all remarkably long. 



Colour. The whole animal above "is dusky-brown, interspersed with beautiful 



