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SALAMANDRA GRANULATA.— De Kay. 



Plate XX 



Characters. Head large; body elongated, cylindrical; tail round, slender, 

 slightly longer than the body and head; skin granulated, greenish slate-colour 

 above, varied with grey and brown beneath. 



Stnonyme. Salamandra granulata, De Kay, New York Fauna, vol. ii. 



Description. The head is large, flattened, and smooth above, sub-truncate or 

 rounded in front. The tongue is pediculated. The eyes are prominent, with the 

 upper margins of the orbit very projecting. The neck is contracted, with the 

 gular fold very distinct. 



The body is elongated, cylindrical, and covered with a granulated skin; that 

 under the lens exhibits the appearance of chagreen. The tail is long, slender, 

 very slightly compressed, and ending in a slender, acute point. 



The anterior extremities are very small, with four minute fingers; the posterior 

 are much larger, and sustain five toes. 



Colour. The colour of the whole animal above is a lustrous dark greenish- 

 slate, of a uniform hue. The chin and throat are mottled grey; the gular fold 

 is a soiled white, and the abdomen is mottled with brown and grey; the tail below 

 is uniform ashen-grey; the soles of the feet white. "These colours must be 

 received with some reserve, as they were taken from a specimen preserved in 



