. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 154 TAILED AMPHIBIANS l)reatli. It inhabits manv of the rivers of Ohio, PennsA'l- A'ania, Indiana, the Great Lakes, and northern New York, and is often taken in fishermen's nets. The Subterranean Protean of Texas.—Very recently a ratlier starthng discovery was made in Texas, near San Mar- cos. From the bottom of an artesian well 188 feet deep, there. THE MENOBRANCHUS, OR MUD-PUPPY. came up with the water several blind Proteans, colorless and white, which up to that time had
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 154 TAILED AMPHIBIANS l)reatli. It inhabits manv of the rivers of Ohio, PennsA'l- A'ania, Indiana, the Great Lakes, and northern New York, and is often taken in fishermen's nets. The Subterranean Protean of Texas.—Very recently a ratlier starthng discovery was made in Texas, near San Mar- cos. From the bottom of an artesian well 188 feet deep, there. THE MENOBRANCHUS, OR MUD-PUPPY. came up with the water several blind Proteans, colorless and white, which up to that time had lived only in the subterra- nean streams and pools of the earth's crust, and were quite unknown. Along with them came four new species of Crus- tacea (crab-like creatures); and doubtless it was upon those that the Proteans lived. Unfortunately, thus far those who received the new amphibians have not succeeded in inducing them to eat, and none have survived. The species has been christened Typh-lo-moVge rath' 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 Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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