. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. The bullfrog loS in the shape of gills to be detected beside the neck, nor yet any tail. There were, however, certain folds on each side of the body which may turn out to be peculiar temporary breathing organs, like the respiratory tail of the Eylodes before mentioned. Another American tree frog, named Notobrema, has a Fig. THE PIPA. curious pouch which extends in the female over the whole of the back and opens posteriorly. Into this opening the eggs are introduced as soon as laid, and the young un- dergo their process of developm
. American types of animal life. Zoology; Animal behavior. The bullfrog loS in the shape of gills to be detected beside the neck, nor yet any tail. There were, however, certain folds on each side of the body which may turn out to be peculiar temporary breathing organs, like the respiratory tail of the Eylodes before mentioned. Another American tree frog, named Notobrema, has a Fig. THE PIPA. curious pouch which extends in the female over the whole of the back and opens posteriorly. Into this opening the eggs are introduced as soon as laid, and the young un- dergo their process of development in this large cutaneous maternal sac. Of course they have no opportunity of living the life of tadpoles. Neither have the young of the well-known kind next to be described. This latter kind is the great South American toad called the Pipa, whose mode of reproduction was at first. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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