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SALAMANDRA HALDEMANL— Holbrook. 



Plate XVIII. 



Characters. Head flattened above; snout rounded; body and tail pale yellow 

 above, slightly olive at the flanks, marked with dusky spots and blotches, disposed 

 somewhat in three irregular longitudinal series. 



Description. The head is of moderate size, a little flattened above, with the 

 snout rounded. The mouth is small; the tongue is broad, sub-round, and attached 

 by a broad, short pedicle. The palate is armed with a group of minute teeth, 

 which begin on each side behind the posterior nares, run within and backwards, 

 but do not meet in the mesial line; behind these, and in the middle of the palate, 

 is a second group of minute teeth arranged in a longitudinal direction. 



The nostrils are near the snout, lateral, but open a little upwards. The eyes 

 are prominent and large, with the pupil dusky, and the iris bright yellow. The 

 neck is contracted, with a slight transverse fold at the throat. 



The body is cylindrical and slender; the anterior extremities are small, with 



four fingers; the posterior are much larger, and sustain five toes. The tail is 



longer than the body, slender and round, only a little compressed towards the 

 tip. 



Colour. The head and neck above are pale yellow; the lips are lighter, and 

 the throat yellowish-white. The body above is straw-colour, tinged with olive 

 at the flanks, and marked with numerous small dusky or brown blotches, variable 

 in size, and disposed without much order; the largest, however, are on the flanks; 



