. Zoology. Zoology. THE BLIND SNAKE. 183 and all. The kirva lays eggs as well as the adult sala- mander. The Tritons or water-newts, represented by our common, pretty spotted newt, Diemydylus viridescens, are also Fig. 229.—Head and tail end of blind-snake {Coecilia). FromLiitken's Zoology. known in Europe to lay eggs when larvte, when the gills are still present, as has been observed by three different natu- ralists. The female larva of another European salamander [Lissotriton piuictafiis) has also been known to lay eggs. Order 4. GyiniiopJiioua.—The blind snake with its sev- eral allies is t
. Zoology. Zoology. THE BLIND SNAKE. 183 and all. The kirva lays eggs as well as the adult sala- mander. The Tritons or water-newts, represented by our common, pretty spotted newt, Diemydylus viridescens, are also Fig. 229.—Head and tail end of blind-snake {Coecilia). FromLiitken's Zoology. known in Europe to lay eggs when larvte, when the gills are still present, as has been observed by three different natu- ralists. The female larva of another European salamander [Lissotriton piuictafiis) has also been known to lay eggs. Order 4. GyiniiopJiioua.—The blind snake with its sev- eral allies is the rei)resentative of this small but interesting order. The body is snake-like, being long and cylindrical; there are no feet and no tail, the vent being situated at the blunt end of the body. The skin is smooth externally, with scales embedded in it, but with scale-like trans- verse wrinkles. The eyes are minute, covered by the skin (Fig. 229). The species inhab- it the Iropics of South America, Java, Ceylon, and live like earthworms in holes in the damp earth, feeding on insect larvae. They are large, growing Fla. of Cmcilia, with i i j. • i ri -i • the gills, and" head of the .same SCVCral ICet in length. CoSCllia after the gills have been ab- , 7--7 -ii-i. o j-i sorbed. From Lutken's Zooio- Itimhricoules inhabits feouth s^- America. Ccecilia conipressi- cauda of Surinam is viviparous, the young being born in water and possessing external gills wliich are leaf-shaped. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. N. Y. , Holt
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