TAILED BATRACHIANS. 



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The Great Warty Newt {Triton cristatus) is one of the most com- 

 mon and the largest of the British species. It lives upon aquatic 



Fig. 30.3. — SMOOTH newt. 



insects, and other small animals, and also upon tadpoles ; 

 everywhere to be found in ponds and large ditches. 



The Smooth Newt {Llssotriton punctatusj likewise abounds 



it is 



Fi'"r 304 — Ml riMorpiiu^Lb ut nl\\t 



