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SALAMANDRA CIRRIGERA.— Green. 



Plate XV. 



Characters. Head short; snout rounded; two barbels to the upper jaw, 

 between the nostrils and lip; body above pale yellow, mottled with black points, 

 and a dusky lateral line; tail compressed, longer than the body. 



Synontmes. Salamandra cirrigera, Green, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., vol. iv. p. 253. 

 Salamandra cirrigera, Harlan, Med. and Phys. Res., p. 99. 



Description. The head is short, with the snout rounded or obtuse, and with 

 two barbels or cirri nearly one-fourth of an inch long, in life, projecting from 

 between the nostrils and upper lip. The mouth is very small; the tongue is elon- 

 gated, oval, thin, and very movable. The palate is armed with a transverse row 

 of minute teeth that begin on each side at the inner and posterior margin of the 

 posterior nares; behind these is a broad longitudinal group of exceedingly minute 

 teeth that extend to the posterior border of the palate. 



The nostrils are anterior and far removed. The eyes are prominent and large, 

 with a dusky pupil and golden iris. The neck is contracted, and has a transverse 

 cutaneous fold at the throat. 



The body is elongated, but tolerably robust. The tail is longer than the body, 

 compressed at the sides, tapering, and finally ends in a point. The anterior 

 extremities are small, delicate, and terminate in four fingers; the posterior are 

 larger, and sustain five toes. 



Colour. The head above is pale cream-colour, tinged with red; the upper 

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