Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . , when described in 1726, as homodiluvii testis, the man who witnessed thedeluge! Salamanders, when terrestrial, livein damp places, and often breathe largelythrough the skin. The so-called water dog of AMPHIBIANS 36l the United States and Mexico, also known asthe axolotl, is capable of reproducing while stillin the aquatic condition, with external has, nevertheless, a mature, terrestrial stage,in which it appears as a salamander with largeyellow spots or blotches. A remarkable newt,the Typhlomolge, is found in undergroundwaters in T
Zöology; a textbook for colleges and universities . , when described in 1726, as homodiluvii testis, the man who witnessed thedeluge! Salamanders, when terrestrial, livein damp places, and often breathe largelythrough the skin. The so-called water dog of AMPHIBIANS 36l the United States and Mexico, also known asthe axolotl, is capable of reproducing while stillin the aquatic condition, with external has, nevertheless, a mature, terrestrial stage,in which it appears as a salamander with largeyellow spots or blotches. A remarkable newt,the Typhlomolge, is found in undergroundwaters in Texas. Being permanently in thedark, it is colorless, and the eyes are hidden anduseless. (c) Anura (without tail), the tailless amphibians; jumpingalso called Batrachia Salientia, from their habitof jumping. These are the frogs and toads, toadswell known to all. The species are numerous,and differ much in details of structure. Theyoung are known as tadpoles, and undergo acurious metamorphosis. The tail is notdropped off, but absorbed. One group of. Photogra-ph by E. R. Sanborn, N. Y. Zoo/. 140. Tadpoles of common frog. 362 ZOOLOGY
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