. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. r beneath the throat very inconspicuous; themale in the breeding season furnished with a crest,which runs continuously from the top of the head * The Zoologist, p. 4o55. COMMON SMOOTH NEWT OK EFT. 1^9 along the tail, arid is regularly festooned on itsedge. The upper parts are of a light brownish-grey,inclining to olive; yellowish beneath, becoming-bright orange in spring, marked all over with round,black, unequal spots; on the head the spots formabout
. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. r beneath the throat very inconspicuous; themale in the breeding season furnished with a crest,which runs continuously from the top of the head * The Zoologist, p. 4o55. COMMON SMOOTH NEWT OK EFT. 1^9 along the tail, arid is regularly festooned on itsedge. The upper parts are of a light brownish-grey,inclining to olive; yellowish beneath, becoming-bright orange in spring, marked all over with round,black, unequal spots; on the head the spots formabout five longitudinal streaks; and there is ayellowish streak under the eyes. The female ismuch less spotted than the male, the spots beingsmaller and often very obscure, and the under partsare often quite plain. It passes a great deal of itstime on land, when the skin loses its softness andsometimes becomes wrinkled; the toes, from being-flat, become round; the membranes of the back andtail entirely disappear, and all the colours becomemore dull.* Entire length, from 3^ to 4 inches. * Lord Clermonts Quadrupeds and Reptiles of Europe,p. FEMALE SMOOTH NEWT. 160 PALMATE NEWT.
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