. Handbook of zoology with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil [microform]. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. 1 PROVINCE VERTEBRATA. 253 re of lated true two- airing well- ibians ogical of the lodern stitute They IS, the ito two igh life, lerenni- Ipecies, Ih their ley are water- of the :es and streams. Diemyctylus viridescens^ the spotted newt of our ponds, and the Salamanders {Plethodon^ &*c.) are examples of the forms which part with their gills when adult. In this country these animals are usually called lizards, but do not really belong to that group, which
. Handbook of zoology with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil [microform]. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. 1 PROVINCE VERTEBRATA. 253 re of lated true two- airing well- ibians ogical of the lodern stitute They IS, the ito two igh life, lerenni- Ipecies, Ih their ley are water- of the :es and streams. Diemyctylus viridescens^ the spotted newt of our ponds, and the Salamanders {Plethodon^ &*c.) are examples of the forms which part with their gills when adult. In this country these animals are usually called lizards, but do not really belong to that group, which is truly reptilian. Order 3.—Anura. These are the tailess Batrachians, which are destitute of swimming-tails, and have large and well-developed limbs. They are represented in Canada by three generic groups, the ordinary frogs (Rana), the tree-frogs {Hyla), living in woods and having suctorial discs on the toes to aid them in climbing, and the toads {Bu/o) a terrestrial group, nocturnal in habit and destitute of Fiji". 300.—Skelktox of a Frog. In the Carboniferous rocks of Nova Scotia, the remains of several species of Batrachians are found, some of them. 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson
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