REPTILIA AND AMPHIBIA. 

 BY ALFRED BROWN, Luss. 







KEPTILIA. 



ORDER SAURIA. 



Fam. Lacertidae. 



Lacerta vivipara, Jacquin. The Lizard or Ask. Gen. dist. throughout 

 district, in dry heathy places, stone heaps, walls, and ruined buildings. 



ORDER SAUROPHIDIA. 



Fam. Anguidae. 



Anguis fragilis, Lin. The Blindworm or Slowworru. Very c. amongst 

 dead wood and decayed leaves, quarry refuse, and stone heaps ; prefer- 

 ring dry situations. 



ORDER OPHIDIA. 



Fam. Colubridae. 



[Tropidonatus natrix, Lin. The Smooth or Kinged Snake. Several ex- 

 amples have been taken nr. Paisley, and seen in woods nr. Carluke, 

 Lanarkshire. These were probably all escapes.] 



Fam. Viperidae. 



Pelius benis, Lin. The Adder or Viper. Not unc. in dry heathy places, 

 amongst old ruins, under fallen trees, and on dry sunny banks. 



AMPHIBIA. 



ORDER AXOURA. 



Fam. Ranidae. 



Rana temporaria, Lin. The Frog ; c. everywhere in ditches, etc., fre- 

 quenting also high ground amongst heath and bog. 



Fam. Bufonidae. 

 Bufo vulgaris, Laurenti. The Toad or Paddock. Very c. everywhere ; 



frequenting chiefly gardens, woods and hedgerows. 

 Bufo calamita, Laurenti. The Natterjack Toad. Lately found near Inver- 



kip by J. M. B. Taylor, Paisley. The only previous Scots record is from 



Solway. 



