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3. XIPHONURA. aa 
Head large, rounded ; crown convex. Palate flat, broad. Pala- 
tine teeth in a continued transverse line, behind the internal 
nostrils. Sphenoid with a few scattered teeth. Tongue large, 
broad, attached, free on the edges. — Feet strong, large. ‘Toes 
elongate, free; end callous. — Skin densely granular.— Tai much 
compressed, elongate, ensiform. 
Dr. Holbrook incorrectly describes the “'Tongue small, round, 
pedunculated, slightly attached in front. Palatine teeth minute, 
in a transverse row behind the nares. Sphenoid with two lon- 
pitudinal series to the hinder part of the palate.” 
Xiphonura Tschudi, Batr. 61.95.; Bonap. Fauna Ital. ii. 131. n. 
17.; Fitz. S. R. 34. 
Salamandra sp. Green, Harlan, Holbrook. 
Triton sp. Holbrook, N. A. Herp. 77. 
Ambystoma 8. Baird, J. A. N. S. Phil. 1849, 281. 
1. XIPHONURA JEFFERSONIANA. 
Head very large. Eyes full and prominent. Body cylindrical, 
elongate. Light brown above, with azure spots. Tail as long 
as the body, compressed at the tip. 
Salamandra Jeffersoniana Green, Maclurian Lyceum,i. 4. 1827 ; 
Harian, M. and P. Res. 98., N. A. Rept. 85. note; Holbrook, 
N. A. Herp. v. 51. t. 14.; Schlegel, Faun. Japon. 120. } 
S. variolata var. Harlan, N. A. Rept. 18. 
Xiphonura Jeffersoniana Tschudi, Batr. 93. - 
Triton niger Dekay, Rept. N. York, 85. t. 1. 5. f. 35. 1842. 
Ambystoma Jeffersoniana Baird, Amer. Batr. 283. 
a. In spirits. Not good state. N. America. From the Ley-— 
den Museum. 
4, AMBYSTOMA. 
Head thick, convex. Skin "smooth. Parotids indistinct, place 
marked by a few pores. Tongue ovate, moderate, attached, free 
on the side, rather contracted behind. Palatine teeth numerous, — 
in arather short cross series. Inner nostrils small, far apart. 
Sphenoid toothless.— Toes free.—Tail oblong, roundish. —Sides 
with cross folds.— Skin, in some species, with closely set glands 
secreting a milky fluid.t-Eggs deposited in packets under damp 
stofies. (Baird.) : _ 
Ambystoma Tschudi, Batr, 57. 1838; Bonap. Faun. Ztal. ii. 131. 
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