TAILED BATEACHIANS. 



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

 mon and the largi-st of the British species. It lives upon aquatic 



FlG. 303. SMOOTH NEWT. 



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

 everywhere to be found in ponds and large ditches. 



The Smooth Newt (Lissotriton punctatus] likewise abounds in our 



FlO. 304. METAMORPHOSES OF NEWT. 



