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... very characteristic of the species . The coloration of different frogs of the same species differs widely ; and the same frog will be found to change its colour , M. 3 . becoming dark in a dark place , and light if I FROG.
... very characteristic of the species . The coloration of different frogs of the same species differs widely ; and the same frog will be found to change its colour , M. 3 . becoming dark in a dark place , and light if I FROG.
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Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin. becoming dark in a dark place , and light if exposed to the light . The body of the Frog presents only two median aper- tures , the wide mouth and the small cloacal aperture . The latter is ...
Thomas Henry Huxley, Henry Newell Martin. becoming dark in a dark place , and light if exposed to the light . The body of the Frog presents only two median aper- tures , the wide mouth and the small cloacal aperture . The latter is ...
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... becomes converted into a rough and swollen cushion . This , in the Grass Frog , acquires a dark - brown or black colour . The Frog , when at rest , habitually assumes a sitting pos- ture much like that of a dog or cat . Under these ...
... becomes converted into a rough and swollen cushion . This , in the Grass Frog , acquires a dark - brown or black colour . The Frog , when at rest , habitually assumes a sitting pos- ture much like that of a dog or cat . Under these ...
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... become distinct , but no limbs are at first visible . A fold of the integument in the hyoidean region , called the ... becomes less and less coiled as , not growing at the same rate as the body , it becomes relatively shorter ; and the ...
... become distinct , but no limbs are at first visible . A fold of the integument in the hyoidean region , called the ... becomes less and less coiled as , not growing at the same rate as the body , it becomes relatively shorter ; and the ...
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... becoming dilated , assume the form of spherical sacs . Having thus become acquainted with the general cha- racters and life - history of the Frog , and with those features of its organization which are visible to the naked eye and ...
... becoming dilated , assume the form of spherical sacs . Having thus become acquainted with the general cha- racters and life - history of the Frog , and with those features of its organization which are visible to the naked eye and ...
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