;><S HISTORY OF GLANVILLE's WOOTTON. 



Ophidia. 



1. Pelius berus. Viper or Adder. Not so common 

 as it used to be. I had a beautiful dog a few 

 years ago which was bitten by one, and had to 

 be killed in consequence. 



1. Natrix torquata. Common Snake. Common. 



1. Anguis fragilis. Slow-worm. Not common. I 

 have occasionally found it under bark, when 

 hunting for beetles. 



Amphibia. 



1. Bufo vulgaris. Toad. Common. 



1. Rana temporaria. Frog. Abundant. The .young 



(which are very different-looking creatures, and 



live entirely in water) are called Tadpoles. 

 1. Triton cristatus. Great Water or Warty Newt. 



Not common. 

 1. Lophinus punctatus. Little Water Newt or Eft. 



Abundant in the Eweleaze Pond, &c. 



CLASS IV. PISCES. 



Chondeopterygia. 



1. Petromyzon fluviatile. Lampern. Common in 

 the river. 



