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under stones, at the bottom of old walls, ditches, avoiding the heat of the sun; comes 

 out during the rain or at night ; stupid, timid ; feeds on flies, worms, young snails, 

 scarabaei, lumbrici, ovo-viviparous. 



For synonym, see Dum. & Bib., t. ix., p. 52, 53, 54. 14 specimens in Mus. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. ; 11 Dr. Wilson, Bonap. collection ; 1 Dr. Green ; 2 Garden of Plants. 



2. Salamandra Corsica, Laurenti. 



Char. — Body black, with numerous yellow spots, of different dimension irregularly 

 disposed upon the head, the back, sides, tail and extremities; palatine teeth more 

 closely approximated than in Maculosa, in a considerable part of their extent running 

 nearly parallel, but arched in front, leaving a small intermediate circular space. 

 Length 5 2 inches, (Fr.) 



Habitat. — Corsica, Algeria, Sardinia. Two specimens in Mus. Acad. N. S. Dr. 

 Wilson, Bonaparte Collection. 



3. Salamandra atra, Laurenti. 



Char. — Entirely black without any spots ; much smaller than either of the pre- 

 ceding species. Length 4 J inches. 



Habitat.— Alps, near the snow, Austria, Carinthia, Carniola, Styria, Upper Italy. 

 Gives birth to but two young at a time. 



Five specimens Mus. Acad. N. S. Two Dr. Wilson, Bonap. Col. Two Dr. Hal- 

 lowell. One Dr. Harlan. 



SEIRANOTA, Barnes. 



M. Bonap. Fauna Italica, 1839. Salamandrina, Fitzinger, 1826. 



Char. — Tongue oblong, entire, rounded in front, broader and almost truncate pos- 

 teriorly, free in its posterior half, less so laterally, attached in front. Palate furnished 

 with small teeth, disposed in two longitudinal lines, in the first half of their course 

 touching in front, then separating in the form of a Y inverted (jQ , or forked pos- 

 teriorly ; no sallient parotids ; four fingers and four toes free : eyes lateral ; tail slender, 

 rounded at base, long and tapering ; below a smooth longitudinal ridge in the middle ; 

 skin thickly granulated. 



Seiranota perspicillata, iitz. 



Char. — Black : a triangular spot upon the head, of a reddish yellow color; the 

 two anterior extremities directed toward the eyes ; the belly whitish, with black 

 spots ; a large black spot upon the throat ; under part of extremities and tail of a 

 vermillion red color. Length 2 inches and 7 lines. 



Habitat. — Italy (Tuscany, Sardinia.) 



Two specimens in Mus. Acad. N. S. Dr. Wilson, Bonap. Col. 



