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Representatives of two of these orders, the Apoda and the 
Salientia, occur in the Philippines, while the Caudata are of 
very doubtful occurrence. Only a single species of the first 
order is known from the Philippines. It is a small wormlike 
animal and has been found only in Palawan. A species of the 
second order has been reported by Casto de Elera,^ but I regard 
this as somewhat doubtful. 
On two occasions I was told of the occurrence of a salamander- 
like amphibian in Cagayan Valley, and I obtained what appeared 
to be salamander eggs in a small stream on Mount Maquiling, 
Laguna Province, Luzon. The eggs were surrounded by a thick 
gelatinous mass. Because of lack of preservative the material 
deteriorated before study was possible. 
It is significant that the Philippine locality given for Casto 
de Elera’s specimen is “Luzon, Cagayan, (Pamplona).” There 
is no specimen in Santo Tomas Museum at present. If Casto 
de Elera had a Philippine specimen of a salamander, I doubt 
greatly that it was Molge sinensis. It is quite probable that a 
new species awaits discovery. 
The third group, Salientia, includes all the frogs and toads. 
It is a large group, represented in the Philippines by four fam- 
ilies ; namely, Ranidse, Engystomidse, Bufonidse, and Pelobatidae, 
each with several representatives, although the first is by far 
the largest family. 
Order APODA 
“No limbs. Tail rudimentary or absent. Frontal bones dis- 
tinct from parietals; palatines fused with maxillaries. Males 
with an intromittent copulatory organ.” (Boulenger.) 
This order consists of a single family. 
C^CILIID^ 
The characters of the family are the same as those of the 
order. Many genera are known, but only Ichthyophis has been 
found in Philippine territory. These small batrachians were 
formerly regarded as snakes. They are small, legless, snake- 
like, burrowing creatures. 
’Cat. Fauna Filipinas 1 (1895) 453. Molge sinensis Boulenger. 
