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TAILED AMPHIBIANS 



l)reatli. It inhabits manv of the rivers of Ohio, PennsA'l- 

 A'ania, Indiana, the Great Lakes, and northern New York, 

 and is often taken in fishermen's nets. 



The Subterranean Protean of Texas. — Very recently 

 a ratlier starthng discovery was made in Texas, near San Mar- 

 cos. From the bottom of an artesian well 188 feet deep, there 



THE MENOBRANCHUS, OR MUD-PUPPY. 



came up with the water several blind Proteans, colorless and 

 white, which up to that time had lived only in the subterra- 

 nean streams and pools of the earth's crust, and were quite 

 unknown. Along with them came four new species of Crus- 

 tacea (crab -like creatures) ; and doubtless it was upon those 

 that the Proteans lived. Unfortunately, thus far those who 

 received the new amphibians have not succeeded in inducing 

 them to eat, and none have survived. The species has been 

 christened Typh-lo-moVge rath'bun-i. 



