. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. 188 PELOBATID^. female the elbows of the male join on the pubic region, and the forearms are carried forwards, pressed against the middle line of the belly, the hands meeting without intercrossing the fingers. Sometimes, however, the embrace is less close, the elbows fitting into the groins, and the forearms forming an angle on the belly. The pairing is nsually of short duration, a few hours Lower view of male and female pairing. and the male will, as a rule, let go if handled. Speci- mens kept in confinement by me last winter pai
. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. 188 PELOBATID^. female the elbows of the male join on the pubic region, and the forearms are carried forwards, pressed against the middle line of the belly, the hands meeting without intercrossing the fingers. Sometimes, however, the embrace is less close, the elbows fitting into the groins, and the forearms forming an angle on the belly. The pairing is nsually of short duration, a few hours Lower view of male and female pairing. and the male will, as a rule, let go if handled. Speci- mens kept in confinement by me last winter paired in January, and remained together for nearly three weeks. Stagnant water of all sorts is resorted to for the purpose of spawning, provided it be furnished with vegetation, preferably Graminacea, round the stems of which the bands of ova are twined. The larvge of the spring broods transform in July and August; but late offspring of course hibernate in the larval condition, and tadpoles may therefore be found throughout the year. Males are more frequent than females; out of 150 specimens collected by Lataste in the Gironde during the spring of 1877, only 20 were 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 Boulenger, George Albert, 1858-1937. London, Printed for the Ray society
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