. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . Fig. 56u — The Bull-frog. FROGS AND TOADS 91 makes extraordinary leaps of ten or twelve feet, by meansof its powerful hind legs, thus evading its enemies. Ap-proach a pond and shout; the clatter from hundreds ofthroats sometimes ceases. Draw nearer, and splash —. Fig. 57. —Soaring Toad. splash go the frogs, while from various logs roll andtumble clumsy turtles. The little tree toad is a famous jumper, but the mostremarkable member of the tribe in this respect is the so-called flying tree toad of Borneo (Fig. 57). This littlecreature is not a flie
. Half hours with fishes, reptiles, and birds . Fig. 56u — The Bull-frog. FROGS AND TOADS 91 makes extraordinary leaps of ten or twelve feet, by meansof its powerful hind legs, thus evading its enemies. Ap-proach a pond and shout; the clatter from hundreds ofthroats sometimes ceases. Draw nearer, and splash —. Fig. 57. —Soaring Toad. splash go the frogs, while from various logs roll andtumble clumsy turtles. The little tree toad is a famous jumper, but the mostremarkable member of the tribe in this respect is the so-called flying tree toad of Borneo (Fig. 57). This littlecreature is not a flier, but soars like the flying fish and the 92 FROGS AND TOADS
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