. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. Lungs of—A. Bombinalor pachypiis. b. Pelohates fuscus. c. iJajia temporaria. the lungs, when fully distended, measure two- thirds or more the length of the abdominal cavity in males, one-third to one-half in females. In Bovihinator, Bufo, and Hyla they measure nearly three-fourths that length in males, two-thirds in females. In Pelohates they are equally developed in both sexes, and larger than in any other genus, with a seemingly superadded narrower terminal portion bent inwards aud forwards, tapering to a fine point (Fig. 2], b) ; the
. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. Lungs of—A. Bombinalor pachypiis. b. Pelohates fuscus. c. iJajia temporaria. the lungs, when fully distended, measure two- thirds or more the length of the abdominal cavity in males, one-third to one-half in females. In Bovihinator, Bufo, and Hyla they measure nearly three-fourths that length in males, two-thirds in females. In Pelohates they are equally developed in both sexes, and larger than in any other genus, with a seemingly superadded narrower terminal portion bent inwards aud forwards, tapering to a fine point (Fig. 2], b) ; the length of the iufiated lung consider-. 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed for the Ray society
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