. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. Tadpole, natural size, and enlarged, in its early stage. 102 THE EDIBLE (Rana esculenta.) In naming the geographical distribution of theedible frog (Plate 6, Fig. 2), the author of TheQuadrupeds and Keptiles of Europe says, Thisfrog is found all over Europe, except in the Britishisles; throughout the north of Asia to Japan, andin Egypt. We venture to take exception to thisverdict, and affirm that the edible frog is found inthe British isles, as
. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. Tadpole, natural size, and enlarged, in its early stage. 102 THE EDIBLE (Rana esculenta.) In naming the geographical distribution of theedible frog (Plate 6, Fig. 2), the author of TheQuadrupeds and Keptiles of Europe says, Thisfrog is found all over Europe, except in the Britishisles; throughout the north of Asia to Japan, andin Egypt. We venture to take exception to thisverdict, and affirm that the edible frog is found inthe British isles, as well as the rest of Europe ; butwhether it be truly a native, is another question,the affirmation of which we do not intend tobe so positive in giving. There exists amongstsome naturalists too great a desire, or perhapsrather a habit, to regard the British Flora andFauna as distinct from those of Europe, instead of THE EDIBLE FROU. 1()3 looking upon them as forming portions, isolatedthough they may be by geographical position, of thegreat continental whole. As an island, we possess,not only idiosyncrasies but also animals, insects, orplants which are somewhat peculiar; yet because weare surrounded by the sea noiv,
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