THE GARDEN TOAD 



II 



stems at the bottom of the pond near the shore. From 

 these eggs the young toads hatch as tadpoles and in their 



, spheno-ethmoid 

 maxillary 



tibio-fibula * 



astragalus 

 FlG. 2. Skeleton of the garden toad. 



life-history pass through an interesting metamorphosis. 

 fSee Chapter XII.) 



