British Amphibians : Toads and Frogs 



has a certain claim to a place on the British list, but 

 no one can explain the reason why with ?ny degree of 

 satisfaction. In certain localities it has been identified, 

 but how it reached such places is somewhat of a 

 mystery to naturalists generally ; it is supposed that 



Fig. 4. — Skeleton of Edible Frog shown within the 

 Outline of the Body. 

 Sc/i., Scapula ; 0., humerus ; U., conjoined radius and ulna ; H<w. t carpal 

 bones ; M. y metacarpal bones ; II.-V^ digits of manus ; W., verte- 

 brae ; St., urostyle ; D., ilium ; Osc/i., femur; Usch., conjoined 

 tibia and fibula j Fw., calcaneo-astragalus portion of tarsus ; Mf., 

 metatarsal bones ; l.-V. y digits of the pes. 



(From Schmeil's "Text-Book of Zoology.") 



this noted croaker was introduced into England by 

 monks from Europe prior to the Reformation. It is 

 indigenous to Europe, Western Asia, and North 

 Africa ; in France it is considered a table dainty. 



It is distinguished from the Common Frog by having 

 no distinctively dark mark passing from the eye to the 



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