The Amphibian Ear

FrontMatter, pg. i
CONTENTS, pg. v
PREFACE, pg. vii
Chapter 1. Nature and Origin of the Amphibia, pg. 3
Chapter 2. Experimental Methods, pg. 17
Chapter 3. General Anatomy of the Amphibian Ear, pg. 32
Chapter 4. The Primitive Frogs:The Ascaphidae and Discoglossidae, pg. 101
Chapter 5. The Primitive Frogs: The Pipidae and Rhinophrynidae, pg. 129
Chapter 6. The Intermediate Frogs: The Pelobatidae, pg. 156
Chapter 7. The Advanced Frogs: The Leptodactylidae and Bufonidae, pg. 178
Chapter 8. The Advanced Frogs: BrachycephaJidae, Rhinodermatidae, Dendrobatidae, Hylidae, and Centrolenidae, pg. 219
Chapter 9. The MicrohyJidae, pg. 256
Chapter 10. The Ranidae, Rhacophoridae, and Hyperoliidae, pg. 269
Chapter 11. The Salamander Ear, pg. 289
Chapter 12. The Hynobiidae and Cryptobranchidae, pg. 324
Chapter 13. The Sirenidae, pg. 338
Chapter 14. The Salamandridae: The Newts, pg. 347
Chapter 15. The Proteidae and Amphiumidae, pg. 374
Chapter 16. The Ambystomatidae, pg. 382
Chapter 17. The Plethodontidae: The Lungless Salamanders, pg. 401
Chapter 18. The Caecilian Ear, pg. 425
Chapter 19. The Caeciliidae and Ichthyophiidae, pg. 441
Chapter 20. The Amphibian Ear in Evolution, pg. 465
Glossary, pg. 473
References, pg. 477
Index, pg. 485