REPTILES BATRACHIAXS DIAGRAM 5. 



The Newts live in ponds, and may be known by their naked 



skin, and by their 

 belly, which is of a 

 fine orange colour. 

 The males have along 



the back, but only in 

 Newt. . . . , 



spring, a crest jagged 



like the teeth of a saw. The young are also born in the shape of 

 tadpoles. 



The Salamander, which is not found in England, lives in damp 

 places, but does not like to go into the water. It is not much 

 larger than the newts, and may be known by its yellow marblings 

 on the black ground colour of its skin. It is an altogether harm- 

 less animal like the newt, and we cannot tell where the fable came 

 from that it would not burn if put into the fire. 



If we wish to keep batrachians alive, it is not necessary, except 

 while they are in the tadpole state, to keep them constantly in 

 the water. To keep frogs, for instance, the best means is to put 

 them into a cage, or still better, under one of those covers of wire 

 gauze which are used to preserve meat from flies. It will only be 

 necessary to put into the cage, or under the cover, a saucer full of 

 water for the frogs to bathe in sometimes. The best way to feed 

 them is to hang a little bag of maggots in the corner of the cage 

 or cover, and the maggots will change into flies, and the frogs will 

 eat them. 



