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much more than indicated, being altogether 

 out of proportion to the large body; they 

 are of only secondary importance as a means 

 of motion. The body is of a dark slate 



Fig. 112. Congo Snake or Eel Salamander, Amphiuma 

 means. 



color, growing lighter on the sides and the 

 belly. While the very young Amphiumas 

 have the exterior gills, even small specimens 

 show plain openings for breathing, so that 

 we have a right to assume that the gills dis- 

 appear very soon after the larva leaves the 



