NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 185 
ATLAS MOTH. 
note a few points of structure, I removed it from the alcohol 
in which it had been completely submerged for at least 
20 hours, and had no sooner placed in on the table than it 
began to open its big mouth, vigorously sway its tail to and 
fro, and give other undoubted signs of vitality.’’ 
The Congo Snake, or Amphiuma, (Amphiuima means), is 
a creature which closely resembles a thick-tailed snake. 
A close examination, however, discloses a tiny pair of front 
legs; and far back, well toward the end of the tail, a small 
pair of hind legs appear. These are about as valuable to 
the animal as the tiger’s clavicle is to him. There are but 
two species belonging to this strange genus, both of which 
are found in the stagnant waters of our southeastern states. 
Still lower than the amphiuma, is The Mud Eel, (Siren lacer- 
tina), of the southeastern quarter of the United States, 
which possesses small external gills, and only one pair of 
legs, which are in front. 
The Menobranchus, or Mud Puppy, (Necturius maculatus), 
possesses external gills and four legs, and inhabits many of 
the rivers of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, the great lakes 
and also the lakes of northern New York. It is often taken 
in fisherman’s nets. 
