. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. URODELA OR SALAMANDERS, ETC. 241 parts. The limbs may be removed, and in less than a year they will grow again; and the newly-formed limbs FIG. 279. FIG. 2S<X Triton or Water-Newt, Diemictylus viridefcens, Rafinesque. may in turn be amputated, and will in turn he replaced by others! Both Salamanders and Tritons belong to one family, the Salamandridse. Some kinds of salamandrine batrachians, as the Congo Snakes of the South, and other similar species, are said to be desti- tute of gills at all periods of their existence, breathing by means of expo
. Elements of zoölogy : a textbook. Zoology. URODELA OR SALAMANDERS, ETC. 241 parts. The limbs may be removed, and in less than a year they will grow again; and the newly-formed limbs FIG. 279. FIG. 2S<X Triton or Water-Newt, Diemictylus viridefcens, Rafinesque. may in turn be amputated, and will in turn he replaced by others! Both Salamanders and Tritons belong to one family, the Salamandridse. Some kinds of salamandrine batrachians, as the Congo Snakes of the South, and other similar species, are said to be desti- tute of gills at all periods of their existence, breathing by means of exposed spiracles or branchial ori- fices at the sides of the neck. They live in the water, and belong to the family of Amphiumidae. The Congo Snakes have an eel- shaped body, four imperfectly de- veloped legs, and a single spiracle on each side of the neck. FIG. 'Congo Snake," Amphiuma means, 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 Tenney, Sanborn, 1827-1877. New York : Scribner
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