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Scovvrie, where we have more than once seen it on the public 

 road; we have also observed it near Loch Cairnbawn. This 

 appears to be an extremely local species in Scotland. 



ADDER OR VIPER. 



P ELI AS BERUS {Linnaeus). 



The Adder is abundant in some parts of Sutherlandshire, and 

 very rare in others; in Assynt, for example, it is almost unknown. 

 The natives assert that this species has a particular dislike to 

 limestone districts, but this is certainly not observed in other 

 parts of Scotland. Adders are said to be especially plentiful on 

 Coul-more and Coul-beg, and in west Cromarty generally. 



FROG. 



RAN A TEMPORARIA, Linnaeus. 



Very common ; we have found both this and the next species 

 in clear stony streams at a very considerable elevation. 



TOAD. 



BUFO VULGARIS, Laurent. 



As already observed, the Toad goes far up the clear mountain 

 burns, where it usually appears to be small in size and very 

 brightly coloured. 



ROUGH NEWT. 



TRITON CRISTA TUS, Laurent. 

 Not uncommon ; we have noticed it near Loch Assynt, and the 

 late Mr John Wolley says, that a large "Lizard" which was 

 reported to him as inhabiting Mondale, in Sutherlandshire, 

 seemed on further investigation to belong to this species. 

 ("Zoologist," 1850, p. 2709). 



SMOOTH NEWT. 



TRITON TAENIA TUS {Schneider). 

 Not uncommon. 



PALMATED NEWT. 



TRITON PALMIPES {LatreUle). 

 This species, which occurs in various parts of Scotland, was 



