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punctatus, Gray; Triton lsevis, Higginbottom, Pyronicia 

 punctata, Gray. 



Color greenish to yellow above, with round black 

 spots arranged in rows, and with five lines of black upon 

 the neck : beneath yellow, with large round black spots 

 arranged in two or three lines; dorsal crest of males at 

 epoch of fecundation very distinct. 

 Length 2]/ 2 inches. 



Habitat France. 



4. Triton alpestris, Laurenti. 



Synonyms, Triton Wurftbanii, Laurenti ; Salamandra 

 rubriventris, Daudin; Molge alpestris, Merrem; Lisso- 

 triton alpestris, Bonaparte ; Hemitriton alpestris, Duges, 

 Gray. 



Color above cinereous, with black spots along the 

 sides and margin of the lower jaw, and thus border the 

 gastraeum: ventral and gular region orange, immaculate, 

 red during life; limbs and feet spotted with black, with 

 half rings; digits slender, depressed; tail large, almost 

 transparent, with numerous black spots below. 

 Length 2^ inches. 



Habitat Italy and Austria. 



