. The common frog. Frogs. III.] THE COMMON FROG. 29 genera Kaloida of India, and BracJiynieriis of South Africa. The female of a peculiar American Tree-Frog (^Nototrema marsiLpiatimi) has a pouch extending over the whole of the back and opening Fig. 10.—The female of Noiotrama marsicf>iatjim, with ihe pouch paitly cut open (after Giinther). Into this the eggs are introduced for shelter and protection. A dorsal pouch also exists in the allied American genus, Opisthodelphys. An American spe- cies of Hylodes has the habit of layino- its eees in trees singly in the axils of leaves
. The common frog. Frogs. III.] THE COMMON FROG. 29 genera Kaloida of India, and BracJiynieriis of South Africa. The female of a peculiar American Tree-Frog (^Nototrema marsiLpiatimi) has a pouch extending over the whole of the back and opening Fig. 10.—The female of Noiotrama marsicf>iatjim, with ihe pouch paitly cut open (after Giinther). Into this the eggs are introduced for shelter and protection. A dorsal pouch also exists in the allied American genus, Opisthodelphys. An American spe- cies of Hylodes has the habit of layino- its eees in trees singly in the axils of leaves, and the only water they can obtain is the drop or two which may from time to time be there retained. A still remarkable mode of protecting the &<gg is developed by the Great Toad of tropical America {Pipa americand). In this case the skin. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London, Macmillan and co.
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