. Zoology. Zoology. THE 8IRED0N. 181 they are terrestrial when adult, living in damp places and feeding on insects. The larvee retain their gills to a period when they are as large or even larger than the parent. The most interesting of all tlio salamanders is the Aviblystoma mavortium, whose larva is called the axolotl (Fig. 228).. Fro. 237.—Skeleton of the hell-bender (Menopoma). From Ijutken's Zoelogy, This larva is larger than the adult, which lives on land, sometimes being about a third of a metre (12 inches) in length, the adult being twenty centimetres (8 inches) long. The axolotl or si
. Zoology. Zoology. THE 8IRED0N. 181 they are terrestrial when adult, living in damp places and feeding on insects. The larvee retain their gills to a period when they are as large or even larger than the parent. The most interesting of all tlio salamanders is the Aviblystoma mavortium, whose larva is called the axolotl (Fig. 228).. Fro. 237.—Skeleton of the hell-bender (Menopoma). From Ijutken's Zoelogy, This larva is larger than the adult, which lives on land, sometimes being about a third of a metre (12 inches) in length, the adult being twenty centimetres (8 inches) long. The axolotl or siredon abounds in the lakes of the Eocky Mountain plateau from Montana to Mexico, from an alti- tude of 4000 to 8000 or 9000 feet; the Mexican axolotl be-. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt
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