. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. 12 INTRODUCTION. acts as an organ of prehension in most tailless Batra- chians; in the Discoglossidse, however, as in the newts and salamanders, the tongue is entirely or nearly entirely adherent to the floor of the mouth, and the prey is seized by the jaws. The tongue serves also as an organ of taste, for although frogs seize almost any moving object, they will reject before deglutition anything that is noxious to them, as may be witnessed on offering a frog a brandling or manure-worm (Allolobojphora fcetida), a ladybird beetle, or a yo
. The tailless batrachians of Europe. Frogs; Amphibians. 12 INTRODUCTION. acts as an organ of prehension in most tailless Batra- chians; in the Discoglossidse, however, as in the newts and salamanders, the tongue is entirely or nearly entirely adherent to the floor of the mouth, and the prey is seized by the jaws. The tongue serves also as an organ of taste, for although frogs seize almost any moving object, they will reject before deglutition anything that is noxious to them, as may be witnessed on offering a frog a brandling or manure-worm (Allolobojphora fcetida), a ladybird beetle, or a young Bomhinator. Before being swal- lowed, the food, if it be a small mollusc, crustacean, or hard beetle, is crushed between the tongue, the depressed eyeballs, and the vomerine teeth; if the latter be absent, as in Bn/o, the sharp, sometimes Fig. 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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