. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. ction.* This species is generally about ten inches in length,and rarely exceeds fourteen inches. Its generalcolour on the upper surface is of a brownish grey,with a silvery or bright steel-like appearance. Thereare commonly several parallel rows of minutedarker spots along the sides, and one down themiddle of the back. Underneath it is of a bluishblack, with a whitish network. The young at firstare whitish, then of a light yellowish grey above,with a b
. Our reptiles and batrachians; a plain and easy account of the lizards, snakes, newts, toads, frogs and tortoises indigenous to Great Britain. ction.* This species is generally about ten inches in length,and rarely exceeds fourteen inches. Its generalcolour on the upper surface is of a brownish grey,with a silvery or bright steel-like appearance. Thereare commonly several parallel rows of minutedarker spots along the sides, and one down themiddle of the back. Underneath it is of a bluishblack, with a whitish network. The young at firstare whitish, then of a light yellowish grey above,with a black line running down the back, and withblack bellies. The mature reptile is cylindrical, orslightly squared, in form, gradually decreasingtowards the tail, which ends abruptly. The latteroften equals the body in length, and is covered * Knipps Journal of a Naturalist, p. 309. THE BLINDWORM. 45 above and below, as well as the body, with small,rounded, closely-fitting scales. The eyes are small,and provided with moveable eye-lids. The tongue isbroad, but not very long, and notched at the tip;and the teeth are minute, and slightly TIIK TAIL. 46 THE COMMON SNAKE.
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