NATURAL HISTORY. 
Ray’s Syn. p. 285. Lin. Syst. Nat. (CoLuBER 
Berus.) Of a dirty yellow, with a dorsal line 
of black confluent rhomboidal spots, and ene on 
each side of triangular spots, varies much in 
its markings,—has poison fangs. Dr, Leach’s 
Zool. Misc, vol, 3. reduces to their proper rank as 
varieties ;—The Bluck, (LAUPEDE, Quad. 3. 
p. 247.) The Blue Bellied, (Lin, Trans. 7. 
p. 56.) and The Red Viper, (Lin, Trans, 12, 
p. 349.) 
2, Heart with one auricle, 
BATRACHIA. 
TRITON. 1. Pauustris. The Warted Newt. 
Flem. Brit. Ani. p. 157. Lin. Syst. Nat. 
(Lacerta Paxustris.) It inhabits ponds and 
swampy situations, and is by no means of 
unfrequent occurrence. 
2. T. Aguaticus. Water Newt or Eft. In 
still ponds, Lin. Syst. Nat. (LacErTA 
Aquatica.) This is frequently met with, In 
this genus, the young are produced from eggs, 
deposited on some of the aquatic plants; they 
breathe at first by gills, and have two claspers 
under the throat; when the feet are developed, 
the gills and claspers become abserbed. 
RANA. 1. Temporania., The Common Frog 
Common in ponds and marshes. 
2. R. Escunenta, The Edible Frog. Has a 
