. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. o the first edition by the most competentauthorities in this country, encourages me to hopethat the present will share the good fortune of itspredecessor, and maintain its position in PopularNatural History. April, 1893. M. C. Cooke. CONTENTS. PAGK Reptiles and Snake-Stones ... ... ... 1 The Common Lizard ... ... ... ... 23 The Sand Lizard ... ... ... ... 27 The Green Lizard ... ... ... ... 33 The Blind Worm ... ... ... ... 35> The Common Snake ...


. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. o the first edition by the most competentauthorities in this country, encourages me to hopethat the present will share the good fortune of itspredecessor, and maintain its position in PopularNatural History. April, 1893. M. C. Cooke. CONTENTS. PAGK Reptiles and Snake-Stones ... ... ... 1 The Common Lizard ... ... ... ... 23 The Sand Lizard ... ... ... ... 27 The Green Lizard ... ... ... ... 33 The Blind Worm ... ... ... ... 35> The Common Snake ... ... ... ... 46 The Smooth Snake ... ... ... ... 54 The Viper, or Adder ... ... ... ... 67 Amphibia, or Batrachians ... ... ... 86 The Common Frog ... ... ... ... !>1 The Edible Frog ... ... ... ... 102 The Common Toad ... ... ... ... 113 The Natterjack ... ... ... ... 131 Great Water Newt ... ... ... ... HI Common Smooth Newt or Eft ... ... ... 151 Palmate Newt ... ... ... ... ... 160 Grays Banded Newt ... ... ... ... 16s The Hawks-Bill Turtle ... ... ... 173 The Leatheky Turtle ... ... ... ... 183 Appendix ... ... ... ... ... 18f>. -^ k fc Nf z KJ o N 0 zo _l K <r~ ta- d ina Ci UJ z <3 UJ 0 & « ,\ a UJ £ o z lD <^ 4 * E Ul )- IS Q Z 5


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