AND 



REPTILES 

 BATRACHIANS 



The Reptile fauna of this county is an extremely poor one, only the 

 species generally distributed over England being on record. The Sand 

 Lizard {Lacej-ta agiiis) and the Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca), which 

 occur in some localities in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Dorsetshire, 

 are absent, and the more widely distributed Palmated Newt [Molge 

 palmatd) has not been observed in Kent, although no doubt it will be 

 found some day. We must therefore content ourselves, at present, with 

 the meagre list of 4 reptiles and 5 batrachians. The Natter-jack Toad 

 {Bufo calamitd) which appears on the list, occurred in days gone by on 

 Blackheath, and according to Mr. Sydney Webb is still found near 

 Dover, but not in abundance. 



REPTILES 



1. Common Lizard. Lacerta vivipara, 3. Common or Ringed Snake. Troptdonotus 



Jacq. natrix, Linn. 



2. Slow-worm. Anguis fragilis, Linn. 4. Viper or Adder. Vipera berus, Linn. 



BATRACHIANS 



1. Common Frog. Rana Umporaria, Linn. 4. Great crested Newt. Molge cristatajhiUT. 



2. Common Toad. Bufo vulgaris, Laur. 5. Common Newt. Molge vulgaris, Linn. 



3. Natter-jack Toad. Bufo calamita, Laur. 



{Triton punctatus, Latr.). 



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