BREED ING HA3 ITS OF AMPHIBIA 



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TRITURUS PYRRHOGASTER 



(From A. Ichikawa 1937: 

 Jour. Fac. Sci., Hokkaido Imp. Univ.^ Sor. VI, Vol. VI, No. 1 



TRITURUS TOROSUS 



Aoove: adult T. torosus female. Middle: adult T. torosus 

 male in breeding condition. The extreme glandular develop- 

 ment during the mating season leaves the skin of Triturus 

 males in a smooth, transparent condition, almost Jelly-like 

 in consistency. The color of the skin during tlils period Is 

 characteristically quite pale in T. torosus, although it may 

 be sometimes considerably darker than in the specimen shown 

 here. Below: male of T. sierrae in breeding condition. 



(From Twitty l^hQ: Copela, #2) 



