IOO CADUCIBRANCHIATA. 



ii. Salamandrina, Fitzinger. 



Palatine teeth in two arched rows nearly contiguous 

 in the front half of their course, and widely separated be- 

 hind; tongue oblong, entire,yr^ laterally and -posterior- 

 ly; skull much depressed, broad; fronto-temporal arch 

 distinct, but joined to the cranial bones; body granular; 

 ribs well developed; tail long, subcylindrical; toes four 

 in front and Jive behind. 



1. Salamandrina perspicillata, Fitzinger. (12, b) 



Syonyms, Salamandra tridactyla, Daudin, Bonnaterre ; 

 Molge tridactylus, Merrem; Seiranota condylura, Barnes; 

 Seiranota perspicillata, Gray. 



Back dark brown or black, with a half-circular line of 

 ruddy yellow upon the head, the ends of which point 

 towards the eyes; below whitish, with dark brown or 

 black spots : lower part of the feet and tail red ; under 

 jaw white; body slender; lateral line of pores wanting ; 

 vertebral region with a chain-like process, which is con- 

 tinued upon the tail, the latter with knotty lateral protu- 

 berances. 

 Length 3^ inches. Tail 2 1-5 inches. 



Habitat Appenines of Tuscany. 



