8O REPTILES AND BATRACHIANS. 



male and also its feet are almost black; the belly, as in the 

 other species, is orange. The tail on the lower part is greyish 

 with dark spots. The female is altogether of a paler hue than 

 the male, but her tail is handsomely spotted. 



Palmata is found in various parts of Britain, from the Isle of 

 Wight to the north of Scotland, and quite near to the sea, which 

 is remarkable, considering the extreme sensitiveness of the Batra- 

 chian skin to salt. 



Molge palmata has not been one of the members of my Batra- 

 chian family, therefore I regret having none of its individual 

 habits and performances to recount. 



