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REPTILES. 



young of the salamander are produced alive and fully formed ; they only differ from the 

 mother by the possession of gills. The salamander inhabits Central Europe, and occurs 

 in many parts of France. 



FIG. 303. SMOOTH NEWT. 



The Great "Warty Newt ( Triton cristatus] is one of the most common and 



ther small anh 

 large ditches. 



j.nc VJTlOctu VV ckiL \jy JLN O W U \f.rttvn ir MiuiitJ ) is uuc vi nit 



the largest of the British species. It lives upon aquatic insects, and other small animals, 

 and also upon tadpoles ; it is everywhere to be found in ponds and 



. 304. METAMORPHOSES OF NK\YT. 



