20 CADUCIBRANCHTATA. 



Amphiuma, Garden. 



Muraenopsis, Fitzinger ; Chrysodonta, Mitchill. 

 Vomero-palatine teeth in two longitudinal rows con- 

 verging in front; tongue triangular, much attached; 

 body very much elongated ; neck short ; muzzle obtuse ; 

 feet small; tail compressed. 



Toes upon each foot two A. Means, (i) 



Toes upon each foot three . .A. tridactylum. (2) 



1 Amphiuma Means, Holbrook. 



Synonyms, Amphiuma didactylum, Cuvier ; Chryso- 

 donta larvaeformis, Mitchill. 



Body brownish to slate color above, paler beneath; 

 skin smooth ; sides with numerous transverse wrinkles ; 

 body nearly cylindrical ; toes on each foot two ; tail short 

 without a distinct ridge rising above its surface. 



Length 1^ feet. 



Habitat Southern States. 



Lives in deep ditches and fresh water lakes. 



