gS CADUCIBRANCHIATA. 



Color black, with large yellow blotches arranged over 

 the upper and lateral surfaces; head ovate; muzzle form- 

 ing an obtuse angle ; nostrils directed forward ; eyes not 

 very prominent ; parotids exceedingly large ; postorbital 

 and parotid grooves distinct ; gular fold strongly mark- 

 ed ; costal furrows eleven ; dorsal longitudi lal groove 

 barely visible ; tail annulate, especially in the anal region, 

 carinate below, and compressed from the base. 

 Length 6 inches. Head to gular fold 7-8 inch. 



Tail 2% " Breadth of head ^ 



Habitat Europe. 



In the davtime lives under stones, old walls, etc., but 

 comes out during rain, and at night to seek its prey, 

 which consists ®f flies, beetles, young snails, worms and 

 the like. Reproduction ovoviviparous. 



Dumeril and Bibron (12) distinguish three varieties ac- 

 cording to the disposition of the yellow spots but these 

 are found to readily shade into one another. 



2. Salamandra Corsica, Savi. (12, b) 



Synonym, Salamandra moncherina, Bonaparte. 



Color black ; upper surfaces with numerous, large, ir- 

 regular, yellow, spots; head, muzzle, nostrils, eyes, par- 

 otids, grooves, and appearance of the body as in S. 

 maculosa ; teeth in four longitudinal rows, the two outer 

 somewhat curved, the inner parallel for more than two 



