. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. ^74 TAILLESS BATRACHIANS. ditches and ponds, in whicli it may be seen throughout the summer, crawling on the bottom, climbing the stems of plants, swimming with a wriggling motion through the water, or coming to the surface to breathe the air. The male frequently displays the under-sm-face of his body, which is of a rich orange, studded over, as is the olive- coloured back, with round black spots. His tail in spring time is bordered with a tin-like expansion, and is often tipped with bright red and violet. The female deposits h
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. ^74 TAILLESS BATRACHIANS. ditches and ponds, in whicli it may be seen throughout the summer, crawling on the bottom, climbing the stems of plants, swimming with a wriggling motion through the water, or coming to the surface to breathe the air. The male frequently displays the under-sm-face of his body, which is of a rich orange, studded over, as is the olive- coloured back, with round black spots. His tail in spring time is bordered with a tin-like expansion, and is often tipped with bright red and violet. The female deposits her eggs on the leaves of aquatic plants, which she folds up in a curious manner, and glues together as a protection to the soft and shell-less eggs. There is a curious superstition cm-rent among the Irish peasantry :—They believe that this Newt has a propensity to jump down then* throats, make a lodging in theii- stomach, and to multij^ly there in a frightful manner. The remedy is to find a stream running dii-ectly south, and to lean over it with the mouth open, when the " efts " will come out, one by one, and plunge into the water ! Tailless Bateachia {Anoura).^ The total absence of the least vestige of a tail, and their short, squat, broad shape, their gretit heads, J huge mouths, and strong muscular limbh', are suffi- \ cient to identify Frogs and Toads any\yhere, espe-. Fig. 3u5.—frog. a, a, without; ovpd, oura, a 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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