La cert a Salamandra. Salamander. Nofe blunt: head broad 
and depreffed: colour of the whole animal yellow and black: the 
former is the ground, and the latter runs in broad ftripes down the 
back and Tides, and in an irregular manner on the belly, legs, and 
tail: tail thick and blunt at the end 3 and fomewhat compreffed: 
four toes to the fore feet, five to the hind; all without claws: 
pores in the fkin behind the eyes, back, fides, and tail. 
This animal is found in the fouthern parts of Europe, in cold 
jfhade and marfhy places. 
The following erroneous accounts are given of the Salamander ; 
fuch as its being fpontaneoufly produced by fire—living in it with¬ 
out detriment—and putting out live coals by a matter that it vo¬ 
luntary emits through the pores of its fkin—and that it is deadly 
in its bite. 
