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  INTRODUCTION. 
  

  

  Feet. 
  

  

  . 
  ^ 
  fAItjtes 
  ohstetricans 
  . 
  . 
  \ 
  . 
  6500 
  

  

  ' 
  '^- 
  [Biifo 
  virldis 
  6500* 
  

  

  6. 
  Raiia 
  gvdeca 
  5800 
  

  

  7. 
  Bomb 
  iiiator 
  p 
  achy 
  pus 
  .... 
  5500 
  

  

  8. 
  Rana 
  iherica 
  4500 
  

  

  9. 
  Rana 
  agilis 
  4200 
  

  

  10. 
  Bafo 
  calamita 
  4000 
  

  

  11. 
  RoMa 
  esculenta 
  3500 
  

  

  12. 
  Eyla 
  arhorea 
  3300 
  

  

  The 
  other 
  species 
  do 
  not 
  ascend 
  to 
  3000 
  feet. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  table 
  shows 
  the 
  distribution 
  in 
  the 
  

   different 
  countries 
  of 
  Europe 
  : 
  

  

  4. 
  5. 
  6. 
  7. 
  8. 
  9. 
  10. 
  

  

  1. 
  

  

  Discoglossus 
  indus 
  

  

  

  

  > 
  • 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  2 
  

  

  Bomhinator 
  igneiis 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  3. 
  

  

  „ 
  pachypus 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  4. 
  

  

  Alytes 
  ohstetricans 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  5. 
  

  

  ,, 
  cisternasii 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  6. 
  

  

  Pelodytes 
  ])uiictatus 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  7. 
  

  

  Pelohates 
  fusciis 
  . 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  8. 
  

  

  „ 
  cuUripes 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  9. 
  

  

  Bufo 
  vulgaris 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  10. 
  

  

  ,, 
  viridis 
  . 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  * 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  11. 
  

  

  ,, 
  calamita 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  12. 
  

  

  Ryla 
  arhorea 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  13. 
  

  

  Baiia 
  escidenta 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  -i- 
  

  

  14 
  

  

  „ 
  arvalis 
  . 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  4- 
  

  

  15. 
  

  

  ,, 
  camerara 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  16. 
  

  

  „ 
  temporaria 
  . 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  *+ 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  17. 
  

  

  „ 
  grxca 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  -f- 
  

  

  

  18. 
  

  

  „ 
  iherica 
  . 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  19. 
  

  

  ,, 
  latastii. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  ... 
  

  

  

  ^ 
  

  

  

  

  

  20. 
  

  

  ,, 
  agilis 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  + 
  

  

  

  

  1. 
  Great 
  Britain 
  auc 
  

  

  [ 
  Ireland. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  2. 
  Scandinavia 
  and 
  . 
  

  

  Denmark. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  3. 
  Fiance. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  4. 
  Belgium 
  and 
  Hoi 
  

  

  land. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  5- 
  Germany 
  and 
  Sw 
  

  

  Ltzerland. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  6. 
  Spanish. 
  Benin 
  suj 
  

  

  a. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  7. 
  Italy. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  8. 
  Austria-Hungary 
  

  

  and 
  Roui 
  

  

  mania. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  9. 
  Dalmatia, 
  Bosnia 
  

  

  , 
  and 
  

  

  countries 
  

  

  south 
  o 
  

  

  fthe 
  

  

  Danube 
  

  

  

  

  

  10. 
  Rnssia. 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  * 
  15,000 
  feet 
  in 
  the 
  Himalayas. 
  

  

  