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ON September 27, when examining a ditch-pool which used to produce Hydra, I found a number of larvæ of the common newt varying in size from 11 to 20 mm., the smaller two-legged, probably less than two weeks old, the larger more advanced, with well-grown hind-legs.
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ELMHIRST, R. Breeding Periods of Newt and Slow-worm. Nature 108, 179 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108179c0
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