THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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VERTEBRATA 



ICHTHYOPSIDA SAUROPSIDA MAMMALIA 



PISCES BATRACHIA REPTILIA AVES 



Ecaudata Caudata Apoda 



(Frogs and Toads) (Newts, etc.) (Ccecilia, etc.) 



Synopsis. 

 Eana temporaria (Common Frog. J 



Skin — smooth. Length of body, 2 Jin. to 3in. Fore legs l^in. long. 

 Hind legs 4in. long. Pore feet not palmated^ Hind feet much palmated. 

 Legs formed for jumping and swimming. Head triangular, snout pointed. 



Dorsal ground colour very variable — from light yellow to dark green — from 

 pale rufous to brick red — from light to dark brown. 



Yentral surface pale yellow to light green, irregularly marked with brown. 

 Upper surface of legs persistently barred and spotted with brown. 



Dark brown patch running from eye to shoulder; this is a constant 

 feature in this species. Two well-marked dorsal ridges. 



Eana esculenta (Edible Frog.) 



Skin— smooth, or slightly tuberculated on back. Length of body 3in. to 

 3|in. Fore legs 1 Jin. long. Hind legs 3|in. long. Pore feet not palmated. 

 Hind feet much palmated. Legs formed for jumping and swimming. Head 

 triangular, snout pointed. 



Dorsal ground colour generally green, variable to brown, with irregular 

 black splashes along the dorsal ridges ; well-marked median dorsal line. 



Yentral surface, milk white, spotted or marbled with greenish brown. 



Upper surface of legs splashed with black, and sometimes barred. 



Bueo vulgaris {Common Toad.) 

 Skin — warty, densely covered with tubercles. Length of body 3in. to 3Jin. 

 Pore legs l|in. long. Hind legs 3in. long. Pore feet not palmated. Hind 

 feet palmated. Legs formed for running and swimming. Head rounded, 

 snout blunt. 



Dorsal ground colour, ashen grey to dark brown, or from dull olive green 

 to dirty yellow; irregularly spotted over back and legs with darker markings, 

 sometimes forming irregular bands. 



Yentral surface, greyish green, speckled with brown. 



