. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 184 POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. n. METAMORPHOSIS OF THE LBOPAKD FROG. mal possesses external gills, red and sponge-like in appear- ance, and its tail has a fin-like edge above and below, like the tail of an eel. So long as this larval creature remains in water, its ex- ternal gills remain and do duty, and the larval stage con- tinues indefinitely. Remove it from water, or let its home pool dry up, and, presto! its gills dry up, its tail loses its fin-like edges, and the creature goes about on land, breath- ing air
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 184 POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. n. METAMORPHOSIS OF THE LBOPAKD FROG. mal possesses external gills, red and sponge-like in appear- ance, and its tail has a fin-like edge above and below, like the tail of an eel. So long as this larval creature remains in water, its ex- ternal gills remain and do duty, and the larval stage con- tinues indefinitely. Remove it from water, or let its home pool dry up, and, presto! its gills dry up, its tail loses its fin-like edges, and the creature goes about on land, breath- ing air instead of water, with lungs instead of gills. The "Water-Dog" or "Hellbender," {Cryptobranchus allcglicnicnsis), is a salamander-like amphibian, from 18 to 22 inches long when adult, found more frequently in Penn- sylva„ia than elsewhere. They are said to be very tena- cious of life, and voracious in their food habits, feeding on worms, minnows and crayfish, and often taking the hook of the fisherman in quest of that most repulsive of all Amer- ican fishes, the cat-fish. Between cat-fish and water-dog there would seem to be small choice. Mr. William Frear offers this testimony in regard to the tenacity of life of this creature: "One specimen, about 18 inches in length, which had lain on the ground exposed to a summer sun for 48 hours, was brought to the museum, and left lying a day longer before it was placed in alcohol. TU§ day foUowiug, desiring to. 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York New York Zoological Society
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