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BATRACHIA. 



Arcipbka. 



Bufonidce, 



Bufo vindis (Laurenti). 



This is the common toad in Chitral, and was abundant inside the fort at 

 Drosh in the summer. It was generally abroad at, or after, dusk. 



Oaudata. 



tSalamandrida: . 



A newt occurs in Chitral, but I was unable to identify it. The one 

 specimen I saw had been swallowed by one of the snakes Tropidonotus 

 tessellatus captured near Mastuj. The head was a good deal digested, 

 but the rest of the creature was intact. 



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