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6 CADUCIBRANCHIATA. 



10. Amblystoma Texanum, Matthes. (13) 



Synonyms, Salamandra Texana, Matthes. 



Color above brown, laterally and below yellow ; a se- 

 ries of light spots on each side near the back, one cor- 

 responding to each costal fold; other spots scattered ir- 

 regularly over the sides and legs; body subcylindrical, 

 slender; tail long, tapering; head oval, broad, somewhat 

 depressed; vomerine series of teeth arched; tongue not 

 grooved; limbs ordinarily strong; costal grooves four- 

 teen, well marked; cervical and cephalic folds slight 

 but distinct ; eyes and nostrils of average size. 



Length 2.31 inches. 



Habitat Texas. 



11. Ambly stoma tricolor, Hallo well. 



Color blackish above, yellow beneath, olive in the mid- 

 dle, yellow upon the sides in spots or blotches ; limbs 

 transversely banded ; tail yellow with dark spots ; muz- 

 zle marked and spotted ; parotid region yellow ; body 

 strong ; head large ; feet somewhat depressed ; tail com- 

 pressed but thick and rounded at base ; vomerine teeth 

 in three series, sometimes brushform ; posterior nares 



