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the tank of each species is a large printed label behind glass. In 

 combination with each tank of frogs is a jar containing the tad- 

 poles of the respective species. Thus exhibited, the Batrachians 

 form an important feature in the collection of cold-blooded ani- 

 mals. 



As our collection of Batrachians has stood during 1905, we find 

 the followinsr instructive series : 



Family Salamandridcc 



ORDER URODELA—TiiK Tailed Batrachiaxs. 



r Salamandra maculosa. . .Fire Salamander. 

 Amblystoma opacum. . . .Marbled 

 " iigrinimt .. .Tiger 



" /'»;7c/a/Mm. .Spotted 



Spelerpes ruber Red 



" hili}icatns Two-lined 



PlelJiodon glntiiwsHS . . . .Slimy 



" cincreus Gray 



Desmognathus jusca Dusky 



Diemyctyliis torosiis Pacific Xewt. 



" viridesceyis. . .Common " 



Dicmyctylus viridescens 



var. miniatus Red " 



Cryptobranchus alleghen- 



iensis Hellbender. 



. Cryptobranchus ma.xt- 



mus Giant Salamander 



!^ Antphiuma means Congo " Snake. 



Amphiumidic 



Proieidar . 

 SirenidcB. 



Amphiuma means Congo 



Necturus macnlatus Mud Puppy, 



Siren lacertina Siren. 



ORDER ECAUDATA—TnK Frogs and Toads. 



Family Ranidce 



Hylidcc . 



Raiia vircsceus Salt-Marsh Frog. 



" palustris Leopard 



" temporaria European 



" draytoni Drayton's 



" virgatipcs Brown 



" sylvatica. .'. Wood 



" clamata Common 



\ " catesbiana Bull 



Acris gryllus Cricket Frog. 



Hyla picker ingii "Peeper." 



versicolor Gray Tree Toad, 



rcgilla Pacific " 



pulchrilincala Banded " " 



IBufo lentiginosus aiiicri- 

 canvis Common Toad. 

 un/uniau. " volUceps. . Crowned 



" campaciilis Texas " 



(^ " alvarius Green " 



Pelobatidce Scaphiopus Iwlhrooki . . . Spade-foot Toad. 



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